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■which met Avith great acceptance, and were most numerously at- 

 tended. At the first meeting, Dr J. M. Macfarlane was chosen Presi- 

 dent of the section, and the following is a sketch of the work done at 

 the meetings : — 



The method of cutting and staining vegetable sections, and mount- 

 ing the same in Glycerine Jelly, Acetic Acid, and Canada Ualsam, 

 was demonstrated by Dr Macfarlane and Mr A. D. Eichardson ; and 

 Mr John Heggie showed and explained the extraction, preparation, 

 and mounting of molluscan palates. 



At the fifth meeting of the section, Mr A, Frazer, M.A., optician, 

 submitted a short paper descriptive of the various methods of micro- 

 metrical measurement. It was explained that the process is essen- 

 tially the same as that followed in measuring the length of any 

 substance by means of a foot-rule. The process was illustrated in a 

 variety of ways. The construction of stage and eye- piece micrometers 

 having been explained, the method of using them Avas demonstrated 

 by measuring a blood corpuscle. It was also shown that the most 

 convenient method of micrometrical measurement is that of using a 

 stage-micrometer in conjunction with a camera-lucida. The action 

 of the camera-lucida having been explained, Beale's method of using 

 a sheet of paper divided into squares of a determined micrometrical 

 value was also demonstrated, and the size of a blood corpuscle 

 measured Avhen its image Avas thrown upon the intersecting squares. 



A short discussion folloAved, in Avhich Mr Forgan, Mr Charles 

 Fraser, and others, took part. 



ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING. 



The Annual Business Meeting of the Club Avas held on the evening 

 of the 29th IS'ovember 1883. The Secretary and Treasurer pre- 

 sented a brief report of the Avork done during the previous Session ; 

 and also submitted his Financial Statement, Avhich Avas approved of. 

 The various Office-bearers were elected, and the list for Session 1883- 

 84 stands as under, viz. : — - 



President.— A. B. Herbert. Vice-President— P, B. Gibb. 



T. B. Sl-RAGUE. 



John Heggie. 

 Chas. F. Robertson. 

 W. Tait Kinneau. 



Council. 



Egbert Thomson. 

 George Bird. 

 Robert Steavart. 

 Dr L. Dobbin. 



John Walcot. 

 Symington Grieve. 

 Geo. L. Brown. 

 Chas. Fraser. 



Secretary and Treasurer. — Andrew Moffat. 

 Auditors.— Alex. Matheson ; J. A. Brodie. 



