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The Chairman having remarked that they had no paper to bring before 

 the meeting, expressed a hope that some member present would be able to 

 communicate something of interest. 



Mr. Buffham thought it would be a good thing if the Society would make 

 a rule that no meetings should be held in the summer, as there were so 

 many members absent during July and August. He hoped, however, that 

 someone present who had been for a holiday would be able to describe 

 something which he might have come across. 



No response being made to the Chairman's appeal, notices of excursions, 



&c, for the ensuing month were given oat, aud the meeting terminated in 



the usual Conversazione, and the following objects were exhibited : — 



Actinophriis Eichhornii. Ehr. 



Mr. F. W. Andrew. 



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•uption ") 



r Mr. H.G. Glasspoole. 



= Actinospherium JEichhornii (Huxley).. 

 Volcanic dust ejected during the late er 



of Tarawera, New Zealand ... 

 Pre-cambrian volcanic rocks, lavas, aud tufa -\ 



from the Wrekin, and tertiary lavas, &c., )■ Mr. G. Smith. 



from Hungary, compared ... ... ) 



Attendance — Members, 31 ; Visitor, 1. 



September 10th, 1886. — Conversational Meeting. 

 The following objects were exhibited : — 



Cordylophora lacustris 



Gall fly of oak, Cynips 



Living podurai 



Diatoms, Triceratium sculplum .. 



Spirogyra nitida ... 



Mr. F. W. Andrew. 

 Mr. F. Enock. 

 Mr. G. Hind. 

 Mr. H. Morland. 

 Mr. J. Spencer. 



Attendance — Members, 25 ; Visitor, 1. 



September 24th, 1886. — Ordinary Meeting. 

 A. D. Michael, Esq.. F.L.S., F.H.M.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. H. F. Hailes (in the absence of the Secretary) read the minutes of 

 the preceding meeting, which were duly confirmed. 



The following additions to the Library were announced: — 



" The American Naturalist " ... ... ... In exchange. 



"The Scientific Inquirer" 



" Proceedings and Report of the Bristol 



Natural History Society " 

 " The Botanical Gazette '',.. ... ... ... ,, ,, 





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