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Society ActivitiesMinutes of the 30th Annual General Meeting, 4th March, 1972, in theShelhourne HotelThe outgoing President, Mr H. M . Fitzpatrick, opened the proceedingsand welcomed those present.. The Minutes of the 29th A.G.M., having beenpublished in the Journal, were taken as read, and were signed. The CouncilReport for 1971 was read and as a result it was hoped that two issues of theJournal would be published in future. The adoption of the Council reportwas proposed and seconded by Messrs. Kilpatrick and Hanan.The Treasurer, presenting the Abstract of Accounts, commented on theincrease in the cost of printing and postage, and stated that it was largelydue to the cost of printing the Constitution and Index. He also commentedon the £200 increase in advertisement, and regretted the necessity ofhaving to cash the Prize Bonds. On the question of the Society's Book­"The Forests of Ireland "-it was stated that 846 copies had now beendisposed of, 35 having been disposed of in 1971.In a discussion which followed the Treasurer's report it was generallyregretted that the Prize Bonds had been cashed and that no honorarium hadbeen paid to the Council members. It was stated that for the past number ofyears the Society was spending more money than it was earning, and stepswould have to be taken to remedy the situation. The steps suggested wereto increase the membership and reorganise the Journal so that it would payfor itself. The Editor pointed out that during the year a Constitution andIndex were printed" neither of which carried any advertisements, andwhether or not the Journal pays for itself will depend on the number ofadvertisements it will carry. It was also suggested that the membership feeshould be increased, otherwise only one issue of the Journal be published.It was propesed by Professor Clear and seconded by Mr. M. McNamarathat the Statement of Accounts be adopted.Mr. Fitzpatrick then read the result of the 1971 Council election:President: Dr. W. H. Jack.Vice President: Dr. ]. F . Durand.Secretary: Mr. ]. P. Connelly.Treasurer: Mr. F . Mulloy.Editor: Mr. N. O'Carroll.Business Editor: Mr. M. Sharkey.Auditor: Mr. D. M . Craig.Councillors:Technical: Mr. G. Hipwell.Mr. T . V . O'Brien.Mr. ]. 1. Prior.Associate:Miss E. Furlong.Mr. S. Galvin.The Chair was .~hen t~ken by the incoming President, Dr. Jack, who paidtnbute to Mr. Fltzpatnck for the excellent job he did during his termas President.Dr. Joyce, Meetings Convener, outlined the Meeting Programme alldstated that the Annual Study Tour would take place in West Cork fromj 2th to 16th June.Th~ President ,then urged the members to attend as many of the Society'sfunct~ons as pOSSible, and as there was no further business, he brought theMeetmg to a close.]. P. CONNELLY (Hon. Sec. ) .