CONTENTS OF VOL. XXXIX. PAGE Council Report, Balance-Sheet for 1868, and Estimate for 1869 List of Public Institutions, &c., to which the Publications are presented lxxxiv Individuals to whom the Royal Premium has been awarded Accessions to Library and Map-rooms, with Names of Donors 2.-From Metemma to Damot, along the Western Shores of the Tana Sea. By HENRY BLANC, M.D., M.R.O.S.E., &c., Staff Assistant Surgeon, H.M. Bombay Medical Staff, lately on Special Duty in Abyssinia.. 36 3. Journey in the Caucasus, and Ascent of Kasbek and Elbruz. By 8.-Account of the Swedish North-Polar Expedition of 1868, 9.-Report of the Trans-Himalayan Explorations during 1867. By Captain T. G. MONTGOMERIE, R.E., of the Great Trigonometrical (iv) ARTICLES. 10.-Narrative of a Journey through the Afar Country. ZINGER, Esq., Hon. Corresponding Member R.G.S. 11.-Journey of Exploration to the Mouth of the River Limpopo. By ST. VINCENT W. ERSKINE 233 12.-On the Physical Geography and Natural Resources of Epirus. By Major R. STUART, H.M. Consul at Yanina 276 296 13.-Notes of a Journey up the River Juruá. By W. CHANDLESS, Gold Medallist R.G.S. 14.-Narrative of an Exploring Expedition from Fort Vernoye to the Western Shore of the Issik-Kul Lake, Eastern Turkistan. Translated from the Russian of P. SEMENOFF, President of the Physical Section of the Imperial Russian Geographical Society, by E. DELMAR MORGAN, F.R.G.S. 15.-Astronomical Points fixed by C. V. STRUVE in Turkistan, from 1865 to 1868 311 338 16.—On the Gold-Fields of Uruguay, South America. By H. Bankart 339 17.-Notes on the Map of the Peninsula of Sinai. By Rev. W. HOLLAND 342 347 ILLUSTRATIONS. A MAP of WESTERN TURKISTAN (by Arrowsmith), announced in the last volume of the Journal, is not yet ready. (v) Royal Geographical Society, 1869. REPORT OF THE COUNCIL, READ AT THE ANNIVERSARY MEETING ON THE 24TH MAY. THE Council have the pleasure of submitting to the Fellows the usual annual Report, relating to the financial condition and general state of the Society. Members.-The total number of Fellows added to the list, since the last Anniversary, is 175-two of whom are Honorary Corresponding, and of the remainder 12 have paid Life Compositions. Last year the number was 190, and the year previous 147. The number lost to us by death is 41, and by resignation 24; if we add to these 23, which have been struck off the list for arrears of subscription, the total loss is 88, which is fewer by 23 than that of last year. The net increase in our numbers during the year is 87; in 1867-8 the increase was 79, and in 1866-7, 26. Finances.-The balance-sheet for the financial year, given in Appendix A, compares favourably with its predecessor, which itself exhibited a large increase of receipts over previous years. The net amount of receipts will be seen to be 59917. 48.; in the previous year it was 54627. 7s. 11d.; in 1866, 50857. 8s. 3d.; in 1865, 4905l. 8s. 3d. There are, however, in the present balancesheet two items of extraordinary receipts, and a more just idea of the progress of the Society may be obtained by comparing the total amount received as subscriptions, which in the past year was 44977. 8s., and in the previous year 42947. 10s. |