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add greatly to tKe permanent value of the Journal. It is to 

 be hoped that so good an example may be followed by others. 

 A similar series of Papers on Animal Histology would be of 

 great value. 



In addition to the foregoing Papers many verbal com- 

 munications of interest have been made, which are duly 

 recorded in the proceedings. 



It is to be wished, however, that Papers should be con- 

 tributed by a larger number of Members ; and your Com- 

 mittee would remind those who are diffident as to the 

 originality or value of their researches, of the first paragraph 

 in the original prospectus of the Club. " This Club has been 

 " established for the purpose of affording to microscopists, in 

 *' and around the Metropolis, opportunities for meeting and 

 *' exchanging ideas, without that diffidence and constraint 

 " which an amateur naturally feels when discussing scientific 

 ^' subjects in the presence of professional men.^' This is well 

 carried out by the Conversational Meetings, at which the 

 advice and assistance of experienced Members with reference 

 to the desirability of bringing researches before the Club in 

 the form of a Paper can always be obtained. 



The following additions to the Library have been made 

 during the past year by donation and purchase : — 



TRESENTED BY 



Witheriiig's Botany, vols. 1 & 2, 3rd edition, 1796 Mr. Jas. WatMns. 

 Geological Survey of Canada, Report for 1853 to 



1856 Mr. E. Kiddle. 



Davies on Microscopical Mounting, 1st edition... Mr. J. F. Tafe. 

 Lankester's Half-hours with the Microscope, 1st 



edition „ 



Suffolk on Spectrum Analysis The Author. 



Smithsonian Institution Report for 1871 U. S. Government. 



Cunningham on Microscopical Examinations of 



Air The Author. 



