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February 22nd, 1889. — Twenty-third Annual Meeting. 



B. T. Lowne, Esq., F.R.C.S., F.L.S., etc., President, in the 



Chair. 



The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and confirmed. 

 Mr. Albert Ashe was balloted for and duly elected a member of the Club. 

 The following additions to the Library were announced: — 

 11 Journal of the New York Microscopical ) T „ , 



Society" \ la ^ h ™&- 



" Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society ". . . „ 



" The Botanical Gazette " 



" The American Monthly Microscopical | 



Journal" J 



"Proceedings of the Royal Society" „ 



" Proceedings of the Natural History Society) 



of Northumberland " ) " 



"Annals of Natural History " Purchased. 



"Catalogue of Foraminifera „ 



Photo-micrographic Catalogue, and a number ) 



of prints, for distribution, of PleurosigmcS From z^s^ 6 " 



angulation, x 4900 J 



The thanks of the Club were voted to the donors, especially to Dr. Roderic 

 Zeiss for his valuable contribution. 



The Secretary announced that a Special Exhibition Meeting would beheld 

 on March 8th, also that the Annual Dinner was arranged to take place on 

 March 16th. 



The President having appointed Messrs. Stocks and Burton to act as 

 scrutineers, the ballot for the election of Officers and Committee for the 

 ensuing year was proceeded with. 



The Secretary read the 23rd Annual Report of the Committee. 

 The Treasurer's annual report and balance-sheet was read, the same having 

 been duly audited by Messrs. W. Hainworth and F. H. P. Hind. 



On the motion of Mr. Morland, seconded by Mr. Burton, it was resolved 

 " that these reports be received and adopted, and that they be printed and 

 circulated in the usual way." 



The President delivered his Annual Address, on this occasion taking up 

 the subject of Insect Anatomy from a historical point of view. 



Mr. E. T. Newton said he had the pleasant duty to perform of asking the 

 members present to return their hearty thanks to the President for the 

 address, to which he felt sure they must all have listened with the greatest 

 interest, and in moving a resolution to that effect he would also couple with 

 it a request that he would allow it to be printed in the Journal. 



Mr. J. W. Reed having seconded the motion, it was put to the meeting by 

 Mr. Newton and carried by acclamation. 



The President expressed his thanks to the members for the manner in 

 which they had received his address, and for the vote of thanks which they 



