194 REPORTS OF SOCIETIES. 



IReporte of Societiee, 



We shall he glad if Secretaries will send us Notices of the Meetings 

 of their Societies. Short abstracts of Papers read, and principal Objects 

 exhibited, ivill always be acceptable. 



OUR ANNUAL MEETING. 



HE Ninth Annual Meeting of this Society was 

 held in the Duke's Salon, at the Holborn Res- 

 taurant on Thursday evening, October the 5th, 

 Mr. G. D. Brown, M.R.C.S., F.L.S., President, 

 in the chair, supported by Mr. Chas. Stewart, 

 M.R.C.S., F.L.S., in the vice-chair, and the 

 following Members and Friends. The Visitors' 

 names are distinguished by an asterisk : — Rev. G. Bailey, Dr. 

 G. D. Brown, Mr. W. P. Collins,* Dr. F. W. Cooper, Mr. F. C. 

 Cox, Mr. T. Curties, Mr. H. E. Freeman,* Mr. J. W. Goodinge, 

 Mr. A. Hammond, Mr. H. Hensoldt,* Mr. R. A. Hose,* Mr. 

 J. E. Ingpen,* Mr. G. Looseley, Mr. A. Madge, Mr. F. Martin, 

 Mr. J. Martin, ■-;= Mr. H. N. Maynard, Mr. S. H. Needham,* 

 Dr. T. Partridge, Mr. C. N. Peal, Dr. Ralph * (Australia), Dr. 

 C. Stewart,* Rev. E. T. Stubbs, Mr. W. Teasdale, Mr. A. Allen. 

 At the conclusion of the dinner, the President proposed the 

 customary loyal toast, " The Queen," which was heartily 

 responded to. 



The Annual Report and Treasurer's Balance-Sheet, which had 

 been distributed to the members, being taken as read, Mr. Peal 

 proposed, and Mr. Cooper seconded, a resolution, that the 

 Report and Balance-Sheet be adopted, which was carried unani- 

 mously. 



The following is a copy of the Report : — 

 The Committee beg to present their 9th Annual Report, 

 and in doing so have pleasure in congratulating the mem- 

 bers of the '• Postal Microscopical Society " on its continued 

 and increasing success. 



The ordinary Boxes which were in circulation at 

 the date of the last Annual Meeting are still circu- 

 lating, but will now be called in immediatel}^ Con- 

 sidering the length of time that they have been 



