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in a Club like theirs, and he hoped they would hav^e some more of 

 the same kind. 



The President was sure that all would unite in a vote of thanks 

 to Mr. Karop for the very plain and practical directions he had 

 given them as to what was now regarded as one of the best 

 methods of investigation, though one which was perhaps not 

 generally known to young microscopists. 



The thanks of the meeting were unanimously voted to Mr. 

 Karop for his paper. 



Notices of meetings, etc., for the ensuing month were then 

 given, and the proceedings terminated with the usual conver- 

 sazione. 



April ISth, 1902.^Ordinary Meeting. 



The Rt. Hon. Sir Ford North, F.R.S., Vice-President, in the 



Chair. 



The minutes of the meeting of March 21st, 1902, were read and 

 confirmed. 



The following gentlemen were balloted for and duly elected 

 members of the Club : — Mr. John Cumming and Mr. Walter 

 Imboden. 



The donations to the Librar}' were announced, and the thanks 

 of the Club voted to the donors. 



Mr. Hill, for Messrs. P. and J. Beck, exhibited some rulings 

 on glass which had been made by Mr. Grayson, of Melbourne, and 

 brought over to this country by Mr. Wedeles, who, being present 

 at the meeting, was asked to say something about the specimens. 



Mr. Wedeles said that, though he had never seen the rulings done, 

 he had seen the machine by which they were produced, and this 

 was actuated by glass wedges which moved the cover-glass. The 

 diamond was fixed in a small carriage, and the great difficulty 

 experienced in making these rulings was in getting a suitable 

 fragment of diamond for the purpose. Owing to Mr. Grayson 

 being entirely occupied with other work, the matter had been in 

 abeyance for the last three years ; but he believed it would now 



