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come in contact with Burmeister's work ; whether he had seen it, or 

 discussed the book with anybody who had read it, a fact which might 

 possibly account for the similarity of his conclusions with those of 

 Burmeister. 



Mr. Hopkinson said that he would like to absolve himself from all 

 suspicion of accusing Mr. Aubin of plagiarism. He thought that both 

 he and Burmeister had come to the same conclusions by the same 

 method of experiment. But he also thought that when such a well- 

 known book as Burmeister's Manual was available to all students of 

 entomology, it was remarkable that the author had overlooked it when 

 writing his paper. 



The President said he had not thought even of hinting that Mr. 

 Hopkinson had accused Mr. Aubin of plagiarism ; his remarks on 

 plagiarism had been of an entirely general nature. Mr. Aubin's paper 

 would prove a valuable addition to the literature and study of the 

 subject, especially because of the excellent illustrations, which were 

 exceedingly accurate. He then proposed a hearty vote of thanks both to 

 the author of the paper and to Mr. Hopkinson for his comments thereon, 

 which was unanimously carried. 



The President then gave an address on " Luminous Bacteria," with 

 demonstrations. 



Dr. Shillington Scales regretted the absence of Mr. Barnard, as well 

 as others interested in this subject, who would no doubt have taken the 

 opportunity of discussing Professor Woodhead's valuable and interesting 

 communication. He then proposed a very hearty vote of thanks to the 

 President for his communication and demonstration on " Luminous 

 Bacteria," a subject on which he was a recognized authority, at this their 

 last Meeting before the summer vacation, which had certainly proved to 

 be one of the most interesting evenings of a busy and strenuous session. 

 The vote of thanks was carried with acclamation by all present. 



The President thanked the Society, and said how much he appre- 

 ciated the consideration and kindness which had been extended to him 

 during his term of office, on which he would look back as one of the 

 most pleasant episodes of his life — the honour of being President of this 

 venerable and esteemed Society. 



Attention was called to the Roll, which was there for signing by 

 those Fellows who had not already done so. 



It was announced that the next Meeting would take place on 

 October 21, when a Conversazione would be held, similar to that which 

 had proved such a success for the past two years. The same Committee 



