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V. The affiliated societies reserve the right to form or main- 

 tain otlier atliliations, to meet at such other times and places, and 

 to issue such additional publications, as they may severally deter- 

 mine. 



This report was discussed by the foUowin;^ mcm])ers : Pro- 

 fessors Mark, Minot, Rice, McMurrich, Libbey, Bowditch, 

 S. I. Smith, Conn, Chittentleu, Stiles. 



The main points discussed and the general results decided upon 

 were as follows : 



It was intended that a common treasurer for all the societies 

 should hold the common treasury. 



Expenses of meetings other than those of the Christmas meet- 

 ings were to be met bv tlie common treasury. The amount of 

 money held at present by each society was to continue the 

 property of that society. 



That a report of the proceedings of all of the afhliated societies 

 was to be published in the Records of the Society of Naturalists. 



Professor Minot proposed that a copy of the resolutions of the 

 AfKliation Committee be presented to the Geological Society, with 

 a request to join the affiliated societies. 



The report of the Affiliation Committee was accepted by the 

 Society after a few verbal changes had been made. Professor 

 Mark moved : That the Executive Committee make such altera- 

 tions of the Constitution as the vote just passed necessitates, and 

 submit them during the present meeting, to be adopted by the 

 Society; but to go into etiect when the proposed plan of affilia- 

 tion is accepted by one or more of the following societies: So- 

 ciety of Anatomists, Society of Physiologists, and Society of 

 Morphologists. 



The resignation of the following members was accepted by the 

 Society: S. F. Emmons, W. M. Davis, N. S. Shaler. 



At the request of the President, Dr. Stiles reported that the 

 Naples Table, towards which the Society at one time subscribed, 

 had had a most successful year, and promised to be a great ser- 

 vice to American naturalists. The table had been continuously 

 occupied, and applications for a year ahead had been already 

 received. 



It was pointed out by the Secretary that no record had been 

 kept by the Society of the deaths of its members. It was voted 



