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a paid collector, the matter had, for the most part, to be left to the members 

 themselves to pay promptly. 



Mr. Lampray said that the same thing had occurred to him at the last annual 

 meeting, but it appeared there were a larger number of arrears this year. He 

 thought this ought not to be so. 



The Treasurer remarked that if some member would kindly make a proposi- 

 tion to bring defaulters to book, he himself at all events would be very glad. 



Mr. Lampray inquired if those members, whose subscriptions were in arrear, 

 continued to be supplied with the journal. 



The Secretary informed Mr. Lampray that they had lately got rid of a great 

 many defaulters ; both he and the Treasurer had, in accordance with the bye- 

 law, made written applications for payment, and no responses being received, 

 the names were struck off the list. 



The President, previous to his retirement from the chair, read an address, 

 which was listened to with marked attention, and closed amidst loud and pro- 

 longed applause. 



Mr. M. G. Cooke said he rose to propose a resolution to the club which, after 

 the admirable address they had just heard, needed no remark from him. He 

 rose to propose the thanks of the club to their worthy President for his ser- 

 vices during his year of office, and for his admirable address that evening. 



Dr. R. Braithwaite seconded the motion, which, on being put to the meeting 

 by Mr. M. C. Cooke, was carried by acclamation. 



The President returned his thanks to the club for the kind manner in which 

 the vote of thanks had been proposed and received ; he was only sorry that he 

 had not been able to attend the meetings more often ; he had, however, done so 

 as often as was possible, and it had been a source of great pleasure to him to 

 do so. 



Mr. W. J. Brown and Mr. Quick having been appointed scrutineers, pro- 

 ceeded to distribute and collect the balloting papers for the election of officers 

 for the ensuing year; meanwhile, 



Mr. S. J. Mclntire read a paper " On the Pencil Tail (Polyxenus Lagurus)," 

 which he illustrated by a series of pencil drawings. 



Mr. T. C White said that he had been named in the paper as having been 

 successful in hatching some Polyxeni. Mr. Mclntire said some time ago that 

 the eggs laid in his cells had dried up ; thinking, therefore, that more moisture 

 might be necessary, he had himself kept his own cells constantly damp, and also 

 placed them in the sun. Some remarks which he had read as to the influence 

 of light upon germination, led him to do this, so he kept the damp cell contain- 

 ing the eggs upon the window sill in the sun, and they hatched there in six 

 weeks. When first hatched the young had only three pairs of legs, and it would 

 be interesting to note how many additional pairs were added at each successive 

 moult. 



A cordial vote of thanks was then proposed by the Chairman to Mr. Mclntire 

 for his paper, and carried unanimously. 



Mr. Burgess intimated to the meeting that he had brought with him for dis- 

 tribution a quantity of acari from Mexico; he did not know whether they might 

 prove to be new forms. A friend of his (a member of the club) had in his ware- 

 house a large number of bags of cochineal, and observing that not only the bags 

 but also the floor of the warehouse had become covered with a large quantity 

 of white dust, he took some home, and on examination, found it to consist 

 of insects, most of which were covered with hairs, and there appeared to be 



