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centrifuge was used specially for the collection of extremely minute 

 organisms. 



Since that time the centrifuge had been used for the collection of 

 organisms from both sea- and pond-water. The especial interest that 

 evening was in pond-water, and it would be shown that many interesting 

 organisms could be obtained in abundance from water where it might be 

 suspected nothing at all would be found, at any rate by netting, since 

 the meshes of the very finest nets in use measured ^-^ to gj^ inch, 

 whereas many creatures were much smaller than that. 



Eef erring to the collection of Desmids exhibited, he wished to say 

 that lie was by no means so responsible for that as might be supposed 

 from the remarks of the President, and thanks were really due to the 

 Members of the Biological Section for both the suggestion and the 

 objects. The idea was to give as comprehensive an exhibition of 

 Desmids as possible at this time of the year, and also to bring out 

 some points of interest, such as the production of zygospores and aplano- 

 spores, etc. Some of the slides exhibited had been sent specially for the 

 purpose by Professor G.S. West. 



New Fellows -The following were elected Ordinary Fellows of 

 the Society : Charles Horton Bestow, Felix Jentzsch, Ph.T). 



MEETING 



Held on the 19th Maech, 1913, at 20 Hanover Square, W., 

 Professor G. Sims Woodhead, M.D., etc.. President, 



IN THE Chair. 



The Minutes of the Meeting of February 19, 1913, were read and 

 confirmed, and Avere signed by the President. 



Dr. Eyre read a letter from the Royal Geographical Society, thanking 

 the Royal Microscopical Society for its condolence and sympathy in 

 regard to the death of Captain Scott. 



The President proposed a very hearty vote of thanks to Messrs. 

 W. Watson and Sons for their exhibition of slides illustrating Marine- 

 life, of great beauty, and perfectly prepared. The vote was carried 

 unanimously. 



Mr. James Murray read an abstract of his paper on " The South 

 American Rotifera," the full text of which will appear in the Journal. 



The President thanked Mr. Murray for his valuable communication, 

 and congratulated the Society upon the fact that the present paper was 

 only the first of a series by Mr. Murray dealing with the subject. 



