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it one for that Meeting, but for the Society qua Society, and therefore 

 for all the Fellows ; and that he therefore thought that all the Fellows 

 should be circularised, and the opinion of each and all ascertained. 



Mr. Hopkinson said that in the case of the Geological Society, a poll 

 having been demanded on the question of the admission of women, three 

 points were submitted to the Fellows : — (1) Should women be admitted 

 as Fellows with full privileges : (2) should they be admitted as Associates 

 with restricted privileges ; and (3) or not admitted at all. The result 

 was that a large majority were in favour of their admission as Fellows. 

 He thought that the committee should be more representative than the 

 small one proposed, and that this would tend to inspire confidence in any 

 decision arrived at. 



Mr. Webster proposed that a circular inviting an expression of 

 opinion should be sent to each Fellow of the Society. 



Mr. J. M. Allen seconded this. 



Mr. Cheshire, rising to a point of order, said he understood from the 

 rules that this question could not be settled by a postal vote, but it 

 must be done by vote at a Special Meeting called for the purpose. 



Mr. J. W. Gordon said they wanted first to find out what arrange- 

 ments it would be necessary to make, and whether they could be made, 

 hence the necessity for a committee to go fully into the matter. 



The Chairman inquired if it would meet the wishes of those present 

 that the last proposal should be included in the resolution to be put to 

 the Meeting. 



Mr. J. M. Allen raid he thought the Assistant Secretary should be 

 instructed to send a circular to every Fellow. 



Dr. Hebb thought this would put the matter off a very long time, 

 as they had Fellows living in all parts of the world, for whose replies 

 it would be necessary to wait. 



A Fellow thought it probable that there might be some prejudice 

 against such an alteration as was proposed, and, judging from Mr. 

 Gordon's remarks, it appeared that this was so ; the committee would 

 therefore have to ascertain to what extent it prevailed. 



Mr. Scourfield was understood to agree to the proposal made, and 

 to the necessity for circularising the Fellows in order to ascertain their 

 feelings on the general question. 



The Chairman said that, the original motion being withdrawn, he put 

 the amendment to the Meeting, and declared it to be carried unanimously. 



The following Fellows were then appointed Members of the special 

 committee — Messrs. Conrad Beck, Cheshire, Hopkinson, Scourfield, and 

 Spitta, the President, Lord Avebury, the Treasurer and the two Secre- 

 taries becoming ex-officio members, in accordance with the By-laws. 



