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January 18th, ]901. — Ordinary Meeting. 



George Massee, Esq., F.L.S., President, in the Chaii\ 



The minutes of the meeting of December 21st, 1900, were read 

 and confirmed. 



The following gentlemen were balloted for and duly elected 

 members of the Club :— Mr, T. A. Appleton, M.RC.S., Mr. 

 W. G. Campbell, Mr. A. H. W. Cleave, Mr. T. K Cox, jun., 

 Mr. T. J. Davis, Rev. R. Freeman, M.A., Mr. R. Paulson, Mr. 

 P. E. Radley, F.R.M.S., Mr. J. Richardson, Mr. J. C. W. Shears, 

 Mr. H. Sully, Mr. W. Wykes. 



The donations to the Library were announced, and the thanks 

 of the Club voted to the donors. 



The Secretary reminded the members that their next meeting 

 would be the Annual Meeting of the Club, at w^hich the President 

 and Officers for the ensuing year would be elected. He then read 

 the list of nominations for officers, and asked the members present 

 to nominate gentlemen to fill four vacancies on the Committee. 

 The following nominations were then made : — 

 Mr. Rheinberg, proposed by Mr. Curties, seconded by Mr. 

 Dunning. 



Mr, Soar, proposed by Mr. West, seconded by Mr. Bird. 

 Mr. E. T. Browne, proposed by Mr. Travis, seconded by Mr. Dineen. 

 Mr. Dadswell, proposed by Mr. Parsons, seconded by Mr. Soar. 

 Mr, J. M. Allen having been appointed Auditor on behalf of 

 the Committee, the members were asked to elect another gentle- 

 man to act in that capacity with him. 



Mr. W. J. Chapman was then proposed by Mr. Parsons, 

 seconded by Mr. Taverner, and unanimously elected Auditor on 

 behalf of the members. 



Descriptions of two new Rotifers by Mr. F. R. Dixon-Nuttall 

 and Mr. M. F. Dunlop w^ere read by Mr. Scourfield. 



Mr. Rousselet said that both the species described were exhibited 

 under microscopes in the room that evening, and a specimen of 

 one was presented to the cabinet of the Club. 



Mr. Bryce thought that those who studied the Rotifera would 

 be very much indebted to Mr. Dixon-Nuttall for his communica- 

 tion. He believed that the best work in this direction w^as only 

 to be done by investigating a special group. Mr. Dixon-Nuttall 



