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PROCEEDINGS OE THE SOCIETY. 



MEETING 



Held on the IGth of December, 1903, at 20 Hanover Square, W. 

 Dr. Henry Woodavard, F.R.S., President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the Meeting of the 18th of November, 1903, were 

 read and confirmed, and were signed by the President. 



Mr. Vezey said that having been one of those Fellows of the Society 

 who attended at the Natural History Museum by invitation of the 

 President, he should like to take the opportunity of thanking Dr. 

 Woodward, on behalf of himself and of the other members of the party, 

 for the very interesting explanations which were given to them of the 

 Fossil Mammalia on Saturday November 28, and of the Fossil Reptiles 

 on the Saturday following. The descriptions of the specimens in each 

 case were given in a particularly clear and interesting manner, and he 

 thought they ought to express their thanks for the trouble taken by 

 Dr. Woodward on these occasions. 



Mr. Wesche said he should like to join Mr. Vezey in thankimr the 

 President for his kindness and courtesy. He had greatly enjoyed 

 Dr. Woodward's demonstration, and could only say that their President 

 had given them, in the short time at his disposal, as much information as 

 it would take them a week of hard reading to acquire ; and even then, 

 speaking personally, Mr. Wesche doubted if he would have understood 

 it as well. 



The President said he was glad to know that these visits had given 

 pleasure to those who responded to his invitation, and only regretted that 

 more persons had not been able to attend. Unfortunately, on the second 

 occasion a pitchy darkness prevailed, so that he feared it was for the 

 most part necessary to accept his descriptions of objects which they were 

 scarcely able to see. He hoped, however, that as the new year advanced, 

 they should be able to arrange for some further meetings — under more 

 favourable atmospheric conditions. 



The List of Donations to the Society, exclusive of exchanges and 

 reprints, received since the last Meeting, was read, and the thanks of the 

 Society were voted to the Donors. 



Abbe, Gesammelte Abbandlun^en. Band I., Abhandlungenl Th n j,r -L 

 iiber die Theorie des Mikrosknps. (8vo, Jena, 1904) . . . . / ine l umslier - 



Herdman, W. A., Report on tbe Pearl Oyster Fisheries of tbel „,, r> 7 a • , 

 GulfofManakr. (4to, London, 1903) ^ The Royal Society. 



