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Using a thirty-ampere arc lamp, Mr. Banfield then projected on 

 the screen a number of photomicrographs, many of them very 

 beautiful, especially some of eggs of v^arious parasites and moths. 

 A number of micrographs of polarised subjects taken on auto- 

 chrome plates were also shown. A set of four, of cadmium 

 sulphate x 350, photographed under different conditions, 5 -wave 

 plate, first order red selenite, etc., being much admired. 



The thanks of the Club were unanimously voted to Mr. Ban- 

 field for his papar and exhibition ; thanks v/ere also voted to 

 Messrs. Angus & Co. for the loan of stereoscopes for the 

 occasion. 



Mr. C. F. Rousselet exhibited some specimens of rotifers 

 obtained during Shackleton's .Antarctic expedition in the Nhnrod. 

 Mr. Murray had intended to be present, to describe these objects, 

 but was unavoidably prevented. The preparations, which were 

 made from material obtained 15 ft. below the surface of a frozen 

 pond, were Adineta grandis (sp. n.), from Koss Island, Hydatina 

 senta, and two mounts of Philodina gregaria. 



The Secretary said he regretted to have to announce the death 

 of Mr. E. Hinton on October 10 th under very painful circum- 

 stances. Mr. Hinton had been a frequent attendant at their 

 meetings and was well known to many of the members. An ex- 

 pression of regret and sympathy was sent from the meeting to 

 the relatives of the deceased. 



At the meeting of the Club held on November 23rd, 1909, 

 Prof. E. A. Minchin, jVI.A., F.Z.S., President, in the Chair, the 

 minutes of the meeting held on October 26th were read and 

 confirmed. 



Messrs. Charles H. Huish, R. C. Maclean, Charles S. Bright 

 and B. M. Draper were balloted for and duly elected members of 

 the Ckib. 



The List of Donations to the Club was read and the thanks of 

 the members were voted to the donors. Among these special 

 mention may be made of a copy of Koch's Ubersicht des Arachniden- 

 sy stems (1837), formerly belonging to the Rev. C. R. N. Burrows 

 and now presented to the Club by Mr. H. E. Freeman. 



The Hon. Secretary reminded members of the much-regretted 

 death, at Lee, on November 7th, of one of the Club's most 



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