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PROCEEDINGS. 



March 21st, 1902. — Ordinary Meeting. 

 A. D. Michael, Esq., F.L.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and confirmed. 



The following gentlemen were balloted for and duly elected 

 members of the Club : — Mr. J. W. Barker, Mr. R. Newnham- 

 Catt, Rev. S. Firman, Mr. F. G. Brook-Fox, Mr. G. Gale, Mr. 

 J. L. Gribbin, Mr. H. J. Quilter, Mr. C. H. Rushton, and Mr. 

 F. B. Taylor. 



The additions to the Library and Cabinet were announced, and 

 the thanks of the Club unanimously voted to the donors. 



Mr. Karop said the members would remember that at the last 

 meeting of the Club it was announced that the new catalogue of 

 the zoological objects in the Cabinet was in the press. This was 

 now ready, and was available for any members desiring to obtain 

 a copy. It was also intimated that the price of the catalogue 

 would have to be raised to Is. in consequence of its great increase 

 in size. It had been very carefully compiled, and the Committee 

 hoped that it would have a sufiiciently large sale to recoup them 

 for the considerable cost of production. 



Messrs. Watson exhibited and described a new two-speed fine 

 adjustment for the microscope, in which the quicker motion was 

 obtained by the simple device of attaching a milled head, or rather 

 spindle, of small diameter to the same axis as the ordinary fine 

 adjustment. They also exhibited a useful mechanical stage fitted 

 to the " Fram " microscope. 



Mr. Scourfield thought that the two-speed arrangement ex- 

 hibited was open to serious objection, for the method of twirling 

 a small milled head between the finger and thumb did not allow 

 of that delicate command over the adjustment which was abso- 

 lutely essential for careful focussing ; and it also threw an 

 immense amount of extra work on the micrometer screw. 



