THE Council present to members their eighty-third Report and the Accounts for the year 1941. The restrictions on normal activities imposeçl by wartime conditions have continued to operate throughout the year.

                                 MEMBERSHIP.
The effect of the war on the membership is shown below:

                                                    No. at end of Year.
                                                1938. 1939. 1940. 1941.
Honorary Members .. ..                  4        4        4        4
Affiliated Societies .. ..                    9        9        7        7
Other Societies and Institutions      72      72      73      74
Life Members .. .. ..                      66       65      65      59
Ordinary- Members .. .. .            829     793    728    681
Totals .. .. ..                                980     943    877    825
Societies in Union ..                      34       37      36      37

   The true picture is a little greyer than the above table indicates as certain members have allowed their 

subscriptions to fall into arrear and may have to be removed from the list of members under Rule 5.

   The Council, whilst appreciating the action of the great majority of members in continuing their support of the Society,. appeal specially to members in arrear to remit the amounts owing by them to the Collector (Mr. A. H. Taylor, 27 Nunnery Road,. Canterbury), and to all members to send to the Hon. Gen. Secretary the addresses of any members listed at the end of this. Report whose whereabouts may be known to them.

CHANGES.
   The Council regret to record the loss by death of two Vice-Presidents of the Society, the Most Hon. the Marquess of Willingdon, G.C.S.I., G.C.M.G., G.C.I.E., G.B.E. and Mr. Richard Cooke, and also of Mr. Ralph Griffin and Dr. F. W. Hardman, elected members of the Council. The Lord Bishop of Rochester,.