124 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



LIBRARY. 



The Library is in good order, and owing to the generosity of authors 

 and publishers important new works have been added to the collection 

 during the past year. It is hoped that during 1907 a shelf catalogue 

 will be undertaken, a new feature which will facilitate the checking of 

 books on loan. 



INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS. 



The Instruments and Apparatus in the Society's Collection continue 

 to be in good condition. 



During the past year the following additions have been made : — 



April 18, 1906.— An Old Microscope. Presented by Mr. H. J. 

 Morgan. 



Oct. 17. — A Pocket Microscope. Presented by a Member of the 

 Quekett Microscopical Club. 



Oct. 17. — An Old Microscope by E. Culpeper. Presented by the 

 Treasurer. 



Nov. 21. — An Old Microscope, John Cuff Model, made by Dollond. 

 Presented by Mr. Chas. Lees Curties. 



Dec. 19. — A small home-made, wooden Dissecting Microscope, and a 

 Live-Box, made by Mr. Latimer Clark. Presented by Mr. Chas. Lees 

 Curties, 



CABINET. 



During the past year the Society's collection has been enriched by 

 the following donations : — 15 Slides of the Oribatidfe, presented by Mr, 

 N. D. F. Pearce ; 28 Slides of Foraminif era from the gaultof Folkestone, 

 presented by Mr. F. Chapman, who depicted and described the specimens 

 in the Journal of the Society. Nearly 900 Slides, presented by Mr, 

 James Hilton ; this last collection has yet to be examined and the 

 suitable preparations catalogued. 



In addition to the foregoing the Society received from M. Alfred 

 Nachet, of Paris, a gift of peculiar scientific interest. This donation 

 consists of six Micro-daguen'eotypes taken by the aid of the electric 

 light by Leon Foucault in 1844. 



Mr. Wynne Baxter, the recently appointed Treasurer of the Society 

 said, '• that before reading the Cash Statement and Balance Sheet he 

 would remind the Fellows that, as he only took up the duties in March 

 last on the death of Mr. Vezey, his record did not comprise a complete 

 year, but he should like to take the opportunity of bearing testimony to 

 the admirable manner in which the Society's accounts had been kept by 

 Mr. Vezey, and, although his death was very sudden, the books were 

 found to be in perfect order and were posted up to within a few days of 

 the occurrence." The audited Balance Sheet and Statement of Accounts 

 for the year 1906 was then read to the Meeting. 



Mr. "W. J. Marshall moved, " That the Report and Balance Sheet be 

 received and adopted, and that they be printed and circulated in the 

 usual way." 



