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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE. 

 July 25th, 1884. 



Your Committee, in presenting the Nineteenth Annual Report, 

 are able to record the continued prosperity and activity of the Club 

 during the past year. 



Our losses by death have been five, viz. — Mr. Chantrell, Mr. 

 Davey, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Hugh Powell, and Mr. Watson. Mr. Powell 

 was not often seen at the Club, but was one of its earlier members, 

 and was universally known as one of the pioneers of the modern 

 microscope in this country. There have been fourteen resigna- 

 tions, seventy-four struck off the list for non-payment of subscrip- 

 tions, and thirty-three new members have been elected ; although 

 the total number of members is, therefore, somewhat reduced, 

 the practical working strength of the Club remains about the 

 same. 



Appended is a list of the more important communications made 

 at our meetings and printed in the Journal : — 



1883. 

 Aug. 24. " On Circumnutation in Fungi," by the President. 

 Oct. 26. " On an Apparatus for Aerating Fish under observation 



with the Microscope," by Mr. A. W. Stokes. 

 Dec. 28. " On the so-called * Lungs ' of the Spider," by Mr. A. 



D. Michael. 

 Jan. 25. " On the Structure and Modes of Growth of Nostoc 



Commune," by the President. 

 1884. 

 Feb. 22. " On the Floridese and some newly-found Antheridise," 



by Mr. BurYham. 

 Mar. 28. " On Parasitic Vegetable Organisms in Calcareous 



Particles of the Gabbard and other Sands," by Mr. 



J. G. Waller. 

 May 23. " On the Hexactinellida?," by Mr. B. W. Priest. 

 June 27. " On Mermis Nigrescens," by Mr. R. T. Lewis. 



