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qtiee:ett microscopical club. 



JUNE 26th, 1868. 

 Arthur E. Durham, Esq., President, in the Chair. 



The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and approved. 

 The following donations were announced :— 



" Land and Water," from the Editor ; " Science Gossip," from the Publisher ; 

 Paper "On Butteriy Scales," from Mr. Wonfer ; " The Naturalists' Circular," 

 from the Editor ; fifteen slides of feras, seeds, &c., from Mr. E. T. Lewis ; one 

 slide of crystals of gold, from Mr. W. H. Golding, two slides from Mr. Curties ; 

 and a slide of Navicula spherifera, from Mr. Kitton, through Mr. Hailes. 

 The thanks of the members were unanimously voted for these donations. 

 The following gentlemen were proposed as members of the Club : — Mr. James 

 Wm. Groves, Dr. John Augustus Tulk, P.G.S., F.R.M.S., Mr. William 

 Holmes, M.R.C.S., Mr. Fred. Eowland Jackson, Mr. James F. Wight, Mr. 

 Edward Grubbe, C.E., Mr Robert Se well. Rev. Richard Nathaniel Jennings, 

 B.A., and Mr. James Rowe, M.R.C.V.S. 



Thirteen gentlemen whose names had been proposed for membership at the 

 last meeting were then balloted for, and subsequently declared duly elected. 



The President announced that the next meeting would be the annual business 

 meeting of the Club. The Secretary read the following names of gentlemen 

 recommended by the Committee for election at the ensuing meeting : — 

 For President— Mr. Arthur E. Durham. 



For Vice-Presidents— Dr. Braithwaite, Mr. M. C. Cooke, Dr. Dempsey, and 

 Mr. T. C. S. Roper. 



For Committee— Mr. T. W. Burr, Mr. F. W. Gay, Dr. Gray, and Mr. R. 1 . 

 Lewis, and for re-election to fill vacancies, Mr. J. Bockett, and Mr. Ket- 

 teringham. 



The Secretary read the following notices of alterations in, and additions to 

 the laws, to be proposed at the next meeting :— 



Rule 2— That the Editor of the Journal be ex-oficio a member of the Com- 

 mittee. 



That the four senior members of Committee shall retire annually, and shall 

 not be eligible for re-nomination by the Committee, except for the purpose of 

 filling vacancies, but may be nominated for re-election by independent members 

 of the Club. 



