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as only a comparatively few persons outside London, who do not see the 

 advertisements in the newspapers or the notices in the opticians' shop- 

 windows, would need to be advised in this way. 



The Secretary reminded the speaker that the subjects of the papers 

 and demonstrations to come before the next Meeting were duly notified 

 in several journals, e.g. Nature, The Athenceum, The Standard, and 

 others. 



A Fellow thought that any gentlemen who sent stamped and 

 addressed post-cards to the Society for the purpose might have these 

 filled in and posted to them, if they so desired. 



The President said that if this motion was offered as a suggestion to the 

 Council, they would no doubt be very glad to take it into their considera- 

 tion. He was of opinion that it would greatly conduce to the interest of 

 the Meetings of the Society if the Fellows knew beforehand the nature 

 of the papers to be brought before the Meeting. To send a notice to 

 each individual member might, however, be beyond the capacity of the 

 clerical staff ; the question of expense would also have to be considered. 

 But in any case, he felt sure that the Council would carefully consider it. 



Sir Ford North did not think that they could dispose of the question 

 at once, as no formal resolution could be put at this Meeting, but the 

 motion might be treated as a request to the Council to take the matter 

 into consideration. The expense could not be very much, and he thought 

 the suggestion a desirable and useful one. 



The President then gave his Annual Address, taking as his subject 

 ' The Evolution of Vertebrate Animals in Time,' but intimated that 

 instead of giving it in extenso he intended merely to read the first few 

 pages, and then to exhibit the slides which he had brought in illustra- 

 tion, offering a brief description of each. 



The slides, to the number of about eighty, were then shown upon 

 the screen, the special points of interest being pointed out. 



Mr. A. D. Michael said it was almost unnecessary for him — after the 

 applause which had just subsided — to do so, but yet he rose with very 

 great pleasure to propose a vote of thanks to the President for his 

 admirable and most interesting Address, in which he had been carrying 

 them through the Vertebrata in the same way as he took them through 

 the Invertebrata at the Annual Meeting of the previous year. They 

 had also to thank the President for his services to the Society during 

 his whole term of office, and for the unfailing interest which he had 

 taken in its affairs. He should like, therefore, to propose that their 

 heartiest thanks be given to Dr. Woodward for his conduct in the Chair 

 during the term for which he had occupied it, and for the great service 

 he had rendered to the Society, and the extreme interest he had taken 

 in it during his period of office. He w T as sure there was not a Fellow 

 present who would not feel that they were losing a President who had 

 filled that position admirably during a period which they would all 

 remember with the greatest pleasure. 



Sir Ford North, on behalf of Dr. Braithwaite (who had been obliged 

 to leave the Meeting earlier) had great pleasure in seconding the motion. 



