106 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



ANNUAL MEETING 



Held on the 16th of January, 1901, at 20 Hanover Square, W. 

 The President (W. Carruthers, Esq., F.E.S.) in the Chair. 



Minutes of the Meeting oi 12tn December, 1900, were read 

 and confirmed, and were signed by the President. 



On the motion of the President, Mr. C. L. Curties and Mr. Radley 

 were appointed Scrutineers of the Ballot for the election of Officers arid 

 Council of the Society for the ensuing year. 



The following Donation was announced, and the thanks of the 

 Society were given to the donor : — 



From 

 An old Pocket Field Microscope, by H. Gilbertson Mr. H. E. Freeman 



The President called attention to the small Microscope presented to 

 the Society by Mr. Freeman, as being the same which was exhibited at 

 the last Meeting, and then described by Mr. Nelson. 



Mr. Hugh M. Leake, of Cambridge, exhibited a new form of micro- 

 tome which he said was the result of many attempts ,to produce a 

 machine which would cut perfectly flat instead of curved sections, as 

 cut by the ordinary Cambridge rocking microtome. The rocking move- 

 ment was caused to take place at right angles to the feed, and was 

 capable of cutting If in. of material into a continuous series. It was 

 also supplied with an additional clamp for holding hard objects, and 

 with a spray apparatus for freezing (see p. 92). 



The President said Mr. Leake had taken great pains to bring this 

 instrument to perfection, and it appeared to be very efficient and likely 

 to be of great service to those whose studies required the use of anything 

 of the kind. 



The thanks of the Society were unanimously voted to Mr. Leake foi 

 bringing this microtome before the notice of the Society. 



REPORT OF THE COUNCIL FOR 1900. 



Dr. Hebb then read the Report of the Council for the year 1900, as 

 follows : — 



FELLOWS. 



Ordinary. — During the year 1900, 26 new Fellows were elected, 

 whilst 9 have died, 16 have resigned, and 15 have been removed from 

 the list for non-payment of subscriptions and other causes. 



