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PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



AN ORDINARY MEETING 



OF THE Society was held at No. 20 Hanover Square, W., 

 ON Wednesday, April 19th, 1910, Mr. E. Heron-Allen, 

 F.L.S., etc., President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the previous Meeting, having been circulated, 

 were confirmed and signed as correct. 



The Hon. Secretary having announced that the " Index Faunge 

 Novfe Zealandiffi," and " The Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand " 

 ( 2 vols.), had been received through the High Commissioner for New 

 Zealand, the Society recorded its thanks to the High Commissioneiv for 

 this addition to the Library. 



Mr. Scourfield exhibited, for Mr. H. J. Waddington, seven slides 

 showing the development of the Ascidian Diplosoma crijstailhim. The 

 first slide showed the interesting larval stage, looking like a diminutive 

 tadpole ; and, as the series went on, it was seen how the larva lost its 

 tail, settled down, and gradually became an adult ascidian. 



The thanks of the Society were unanimously voted to Mr. Waddington 

 for his exhibit. 



Mr. Wilson announced that he had been asked by the Committee 

 of the Microscopical Section of the Young Men's Christian Association 

 to invite Microscopists to assist in Microscopical exhibitions to the 

 soldiers and sailors at the various camps within fifty miles of London. 

 The Committee has been able to comply with only 22 out of 120 requisi- 

 tions in the month of April, and at each place visited they had been 

 invited to come again. It was desired to supply as many Microscopes 

 as possible in order to entertain the soldiers. The three leading Micro- 

 scopical Societies were co-operating, and he would be glad to receive 

 names of those willing to help. 



The President supported Mr. Wilson's request, and suggested that 

 those interested in some particular line of Microscopy should send their 

 names to Mr. Ogilvy, at the Young Men's Christian Association. 



