PEOCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 87 



Mr. Mortimer moved, and Mr. E. J. Sheppard seconded, that the 

 Annual Report be received and adopted. Carried. 



Mr. Henson moved, and Mr. W. Watson Baker seconded, that a very 

 hearty vote of thanks be tendered to the Honorary Officers and Members 

 of the Council for their services to the Society during the past year. 

 Carried. 



The Chairman appointed Mr. D. Davies and Mr. W. Watson Baker 

 to act as Scrutineers, and afterwards announced the result of the ballot 

 for the election of Officers and Council for the ensuing year as follows : — 



President. — Joseph E. Barnard. 



Vice-Presidents.— 'EiA.viQx^ Heron-Allen, F.L.S., F.Z.S., F.G.S., 

 M.R.I.A., etc. ; Alfred N. Disney, M.A., B.Sc. ; F. Martin Duncan, 

 F.R.P.S. ; Robert Paulson, F.L.S. 



Treasurer. — Cyril F. Hill. 



Secretaries.— S . W. H. Eyre, M.D., M.S., F.R.S. Edin. ; David J. 

 Scourfield, F.Z.S. 



Council. — Herbert F. Angus ; Maurice Blood, M.A., F.C.S. ; 

 Frederick J. Cheshire, C.B.E. ; T. H. Hiscott ; Benj. Moore, M.A., 

 D.Sc, F.R.S. ; Percy E. Radley ; A. W. Sheppard ; Edward J. 

 Sheppard ; Charles Singer, M.A., M.D. ; Joseph Wilson ; G. Sims 

 Woodhead, M.A., M.D., LL.D., etc. ; B. B. Woodward, F.L.S., F.G.S. 



Librarian. — Percy E. Radley. 



Curators. — Edward J. Sheppard ; Charles Singer, M.A,, M.D. 



A vote of thanks to the Scrutineers was moved from the Chair and 

 carried. 



The Chairman announced that owing to the illness of the President 

 it would be necessary to postpone the Presidential Address until the 

 next Meeting. As the news had only reached them that morning, it was 

 too late to send out notices or arrange for other papers. Mr. Scourfield 

 had however kindly stepped into the gap, and had promised to give them 

 a communication on " The Sense-organs of DapJmia and its Allies." 



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The Chairman exhibited a slide of a Schizopod, Hoplophragmium 

 canariense (d'Orbigny), at the request of Mr. J. Hopkinson. 



Votes of thanks were duly accorded to Mr. Scourfield and the 

 Chairman. 



The Chairman announced that the next Meeting would be held on 

 February 19, and that the Biological Section would meet on February 5, 

 when Mr. A. W. Sheppard would make a communication on " The 

 Pollen Chamber of Cycads and its Function." 



The business proceedings then terminated. 



