The income of the Society had increased from £9137 in 1843 to £28,966 in 1883, with a corresponding increase of clerical work. The Library had been almost entirely formed since the earlier of these dates, and was rapidly increasing, and the attendance of the Fellows at the evening meetings for scientific business had been such that the old rooms were quite inadequate for their accommodation. The President trusted that the increased facilities afforded by the move would be taken advantage of by the Fellows in promoting, with even greater zeal than previously, the work for which the Society was founded, and in maintaining and extending the high reputation it had acquired in the scientific world. Few presidents or chairmen, whether of scientific societies or of commercial companies, could have had a more satisfactory record of progress to lay before their supporters. The following account of certain events in the Society’s history which took place in 1887 is extracted from the “Record” of its work:— “In order to mark the Jubilee of her late Majesty Queen Victoria which took place this year, in some special way, it was decided to hold the General Meeting in June in the Gardens. After the usual formal business had been transacted, the Silver Medal awarded to the Maharaja of Kuch-Behar was presented to His Highness in person, and suitably acknowledged. Professor Flower, C.B., President of the Society, then delivered an address, which was printed as an Appendix to the Council’s Report. It dealt in general terms with the principal points in the history of the Society, from its foundation in 1826, tracing its progress throughout. The connection of the Royal Family with the Society as Patrons and Donors, the scientific meetings, the publications, the Davis Lectures, the menagerie, and the recent improvements in the Gardens were passed in review. The President concluded by appealing for the continued support of the public, either by becoming Fellows or by visiting the Gardens, and expressed the hope that the ‘brief record of the Society’s history would show that such support was not undeserved by those who have had the management of its affairs.’ A reception held after the meeting was numerously attended by the Fellows and their friends, and by many specially invited guests, among whom were the Queen of Hawaii and Princess Liliokalani, the Thakor Sahib of Limdli, H.H. the Prince Devawongse, and the Maharaja of Bhurtpore.” The reception, which was held on 15th June in brilliant weather, was a marked success; the number of foreign visitors in their native dresses lending additional patches of colour to the scene. The President’s address on the occasion is reprinted in his _Essays on Museums_. Referring to Sir William’s death, the “Record” of the Society has the following paragraph:—