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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE. 



February 25th, 1887. 



In presenting this, the Twenty-first Report, your Committee 

 have at the outset to draw attention to the fact that, in conse- 

 quence of the alteration in the date of the Annual General 

 Meeting, which will be referred to later on, it is a record of 

 the Club's affairs for the past seventeen months. 



The general status of the Club has remained practically un- 

 altered during this period. 



Twenty-six new members have been elected since the last 

 report, and 13 have resigned. Death has removed 11, among 

 whom we have to deplore no less than three past Presidents, 

 viz., Dr. W. B. Carpenter, C.B., F.R.S., Dr. T. Spencer 

 Cobbold, F.R.S., and Dr. John Matthews ; the others being 

 Mr. H. H. Dobson, who officiated several times as Auditor ; 

 Mr. Scofield, Mr. John Spencer, Mr. Rhein, the lithographer ; 

 Mr. W. T. Loy, Lieut.-Col. Salkeld, Mr. Henry Davis, and 

 Mr. W. B. Leighton. 



The meetings have been well attended, and a fair number of 

 valuable papers submitted to them. 



The following is a list of the more important : — 



1885. 

 Oct. 23. " On a New British Species of Vaucheria," by Dr. 



M. C. Cooke. 

 Nov. 27. " On some Microscopical Antiquities," by Mr. E. M. 

 Nelson. 



1886. 

 Jan. 22. " On Spongia fi-agilis," by Mr. B. W. Priest. 



" On a New Form of Fine Adjustment," by Mr. E. 

 M. Nelson. 

 Feb. 26. " On a Parasite of (lie Mole," by Mr. A. D. Michael. 



