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be secured by a supply of new and interesting papers, and all 

 members who are engaged in special research should assist, by 

 the contribution of papers or notes on their methods. 



The principal communications read at the meetings during the 

 year were as follows : — 



Jan. A Description of the Rousselet 



Compressorium .... Mr. Rousselet. 

 „ On the Cut Suctorial Tubes of the 



Drone-fly's Proboscis as a Sug- 

 gested Test-object . . . Mr. Merlin. 



Feb. President's Address. The Improve- 

 ments in Modern Objectives popu- 

 larly explained .... Dr. E. J. Spitta. 



March On the Collected Papers of Abbe, 



and Microscope Theory in Germany Mr. Rheinberg. 



May The Foraminifera of the Shore-sand 



at Bognor ..... Mr. Earland. 



June The Genitalia of the Tsetse Fly, 



Glossina jxdpalis .... Mr. Wesche. 



Oct. On an Easy Method of staining and 



mounting Micro Fungi and Algae Mr. J. Burton. 

 The Spiders of the Walckenaeria 



Group Mr. F. P. Smith. 



Anglia hancockii, a New Spider . Mr. F. P. Smith. 



Dec. On a NewBdelloid Rotifer, Callidina 



vesicularis ..... Mr. Jas. Murray, 

 Some Experiments relating to the 



Compound Eyes of Insects . . Dr. E. J. Spitta. 



In addition, the following lectures were delivered : — 



June "Pond Life" Mr. W. Wesche. 



Nov. " Spiders' Eyes " . Mr. F. P. Smith. 



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