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presented by Mr. Mottram, and the thanks of the Chib voted 

 to that gentleman for his donation. 



The following gentlemen were balloted for and duly elected 

 members of the Club : — Messrs. E. E. Green, Kev. Edward John 

 Holloway, John Stevens, Edgar J. Summers, Charles Hoole. 



The Secretary said that most of the members were probably 

 aware that since their last meeting they had lost in a very 

 sad way one of their most useful members, Mr. J. W. Keed. 

 The Club had been indebted to him in many ways : he had 

 rendered them considerable service at their soirees by securing 

 a most excellent band free of all cost ; and he had also read 

 papers, amongst which those on Pyrenean plants and on the 

 fungus diseases of plants would be particularly remembered. 

 They would all miss him very much, and his loss as a member 

 of their Committee would also be much felt. 



The President said that at the meeting of the Committee that 

 evening a vote of condolence and sympathy with the family of 

 Mr. Keed had been passed, and he was sure that this would 

 meet with the concurrence cf the Club as a whole. 



Mr. Karop said they had received from Mr. Curties for 

 exhibition a very ingenious microscope by Leitz ; it was non- 

 inclining, with a folding two-limbed base, coarse and fine 

 adjustments, removable stage and substage fitting with a 

 simplified Abbe and iris. It appeared to be strong and well 

 made, and he believed it was priced at <£4 for the instrument as 

 it stood, without oculars or objective. 



The President said this seemed to be a modification of an 

 earlier form, which was, however, not so convenient and portable 

 as the one before them. This one seemed to be remarkably well 

 made, and it would no doubt be a very useful instrument for 

 any one wanting a good, small microscope. 



Mr. Earland read a paper on the Radiolaria, illustrating the 

 subject by a diagram on the board, and by specimens exhibited 

 under the microscope in the room. 



The President said they had all listened with great pleasure 

 to what he would not call a paper, but rather a most elaborate 

 and carefully finished essay. The subject was one which per- 

 sonally he knew nothing about, but he was sure that any one 

 who had studied these forms would find this paper of very great 

 interest. 



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