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Moreover, silver films usually became highly reflective as their thickness 

 increased, and there would, therefore, be false light from that source. 



Dr. Hebb said that Mr. F. H. Baker, of New South Wales, had 

 written to ask if any Fellows would like to exchange for microslides of 

 Polyzoa, of which he had a fine collection, English slides or shells. 

 Anyone wishing to accept the offer should apply for particulars to 

 Mr. Parsons. 



The President proposed a vote of thanks to Messrs. Baker for the 

 loan of fourteen low-power Microscopes, under which the specimens of 

 Antipatharians were shown that evening. Carried unanimously. 



It was announced that the Society had held its last Meeting in their 

 present room, but that tbe next Meeting would take place on April 20th 

 in the North Room. 



The following Instruments, Objects, etc., were exhibited : — 



The Society : — Live-box with Micrometer Scale engraved on the Lower 

 glass tablet, by Andrew Pritchard. 



The President, in illustration of Miss Summers' paper : — Specimens in 

 bottles, and the following slides : Ant ipat lies abies, Axis, Main stem : 

 ditto, Axis, Tip of branch ; A. gracilis, Axis ; A. lent i pinna, Axis ; 

 A. salicoides, Polyps ; A. tristis, Axis ; Girripathes propinqua, Axis ; 

 G. S2riralis, Axis ; Pteropathes simpsoni, Axis ; Stichopathes bi- 

 spinosa, Axis ; S. diversa, Axis ; S. echimdata, Polyps ; ditto, 

 Polyps V. S. showing ovary ; ditto, Polyps L. S. ; S. gracilis, 

 Axis ; ditto, V. S. ; series of sections showing growth of ovary. 



New Fellows : — The following were elected Ordinary Fellows of 

 the Society: Geoffrey Alfred Bracewell, Kate M. Hall, John Craig 

 Hately, William Llewellyn Jones, Ethel Sargaut. 



