6 tllutEEUlNUS OF TllK 



Tlie proposed alterations in the Bve-Law.s, wliicli had been read 

 from the Chair on the 6tl» and 2Uth November, were submitted to 

 the BaUot and carried. 



Prof. W. A. lliiKbMAN, For.Seo.K.S., F.L.S., read liis paper 

 entitled " Notes on the abundance of ^Jarine Animals and a 

 quantitative survey of their occurrence," which was illustrated by 

 lantern-slides. 



Prof. Deiuly and Sir 11. 11. llowortli, K.C.l.E. (visitor), con- 

 tributed further observations, and the Author replied. 



Mr. J. Bkoxth Gatenuy, 13. A. (Cantab.), B.Sc, read his paper, 

 '' The (jterin-CL'Us and carlv iJuvtdopnient of Urantia co)npressii,^' 

 which was conimunicaled by Mr. E. iS. Goodrich, F.li.S., Zoological 

 (Secretary. 



l*rof. i)endy reviewed his earlier observations on this sponge, 

 and congratuhited Mr. Gatenby on his good fortune iii securing 

 individuals in a condition to afi'ord such good results — a somew iiat 

 rare condition. Dr. (i. P. Bidder continued the discussion by 

 adverting to liis own observations and deductions from the 

 appearances presented to his view. Mr. Gatenby replieil. Many 

 lantern-slides were employed by all these speakers in elucidation 

 of their remarks. 



January 15th, 1920. 



Dr. A. Smith Woodward, F.E.S., Presideut, 

 in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the General Meeting of the 11th December, 1019, 

 were read and confirmed. 



The rei)ort of the Donations received since the last Meeting was 

 laid before the Fellows, and the thanks of the Society to the 

 several Donors were ordered, a special vote being accorded to the 

 Institute of Preventive Medicine for its gift of a large number of 

 volumes on Sponges formerly the property of the late Prof. E. A. 

 MiNCHiN, F.li.S., Sec.L.S. 



Mr. James Kobert Matthews was admitted a Fellow. 



The follow ing were proposed as Fellows : — Mr. Pyari Mohan 

 Debbannan, B.Sc, JM.E.A.S., and Dr. Otto A^eriion Darbishire. 



The Certificates in favour of the following were read a second 

 time:— Prof. Salkuy Bam Bose, JNI. A. (Calcutta), Mr. Tribhawan 

 Natli Blian, Dr. Thomas Kobertson Sim, Mr. Frank llem-v Taylor, 

 F.E.S., and William Kushtou Parker, M.A., M.D. (Cantab.). ' 



