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The Chairman, in mo^ang a vote of thanks to Mr. Karop 

 for his paper, said it was worth noting that even with such simple 

 instruments as those which had been described very important 

 and interesting work had been done ; and if only our knowledge 

 had increased in proportion to the advances made in the con- 

 struction of microscopes, it was diflficult to imagine what might 

 have been the result. 



The thanks of the meeting were unanimously voted to 

 Mr. Karop for his paper. 



Notices of meetings and excursions for the ensuing month were 

 then made, and the proceedings terminated with the usual 

 conversazione. 



April 17th, 1903. — Ordinary Meeting. 

 J. G. Waller, Esq., F.S.A., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The minutes of the meeting of March 20th, 1903, were read 

 and confirmed. 



Mr. Kalph Henry Grey, Mr. Henry Williams, and Mr. Walter 

 Bagshaw were balloted for and duly elected members of the 

 Club. 



The donations to the Librarv and Cabinet were announced, 

 and the thanks of the Club voted to the donors; 



A paper by Messrs. Marks and Wesche, entitled " Further 

 Observations on Male Rotifers," was read by Mr. Wesche, and 

 drawings of the species described were exhibited in illustration. 



Mr. E,ousselet said that male rotifers were not so rare as was 

 formerly supposed. Females could often be found carrying male 

 eggs, and if these were isolated for twenty-four hours, the males 

 could be easily obtained. The resting eggs of Brackionus quad- 

 ratus were, however, very rare. They could always be identified 

 by the spines being few in number and very short and stout. 

 He had often seen the males attach themselves to the females 

 at any part, but whether this constituted a coitus he could 

 not say. 



A vote of thanks to the authors of the paper was unanimously 

 passed. 



A paper by Mr. Harris, on the emission of musical notes 



