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mate those remaining unmounted at about 2500 species. With 

 regard to the scientific arrangement to be ultimately adopted, 

 there are some difficulties in the way. Dr. Woodward's manual, 

 though excellent as far as it goes, represents only the state of our 

 knowledge of the subject some fifteen or twenty years ago. On 

 the other hand the Messrs. Adams and Dr. Gray in their elaborate 

 treatises unfortunately disregard the well-known and well-estab. 

 lished laws of zoological nomenclature. In the meantime, until 

 the whole collection is mounted, the arrangement is one of mere 

 convenience. When mounting my own shells, all the duplicates 

 were put into the Society's collection, and in this way over fifty 

 species have been added to it. 



The work of editing the Society's Journal has led this year 

 to a much larger amount of general correspondence than Jast, 

 which has taken up time that would otherwise have been devoted 

 to work in the Museum. Under many disadvantages and diffi- 

 culties, and with many deficiencies and shortcomings to regret, it 

 is yet hoped that the work done during the past session has not 

 been altogether barren of results but that it may have tended in 

 some small degree to help to popularize the study of. the natural 

 sciences in the city. 



The various reports were ordered to be printed, the usual votes 

 of thanks to the retiring officers duly passed, and the meeting 

 proceeded to elect officers for the current year with the following 

 result : 



OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR 1871-T2. 



President. — Mr. Principal Dawson (re-elected). 



Vice-Presidents. — Dr. Hunt, Rev. Dr. De Sola, Sir W.Logan, 

 Dr. Carpenter, Messrs. Billings, Selwyn, Leeming and Barnston, 

 Dr. Smallwood. 



Treasurer. — Mr. J. Ferrier, jun. (re-elected). 



Cor. Secretary. — Prof. Darey (re-elected). 



Rec. Secretary. — Mr. Whiteaves (re-elected). 



Council. — Messrs. Marler, Watt, McCord, B. Bell, Shelton, 

 Edwards, Drummond, Murphy and Joseph. 



After naming the sub-committees, the meeting adjourned. 



