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Society has sustained by being deprived of his services as Zoological Secre- 

 tary." "And that a copy of the above be forwarded to the family with the 

 expression of the Council's sympathy." Further, "That the Council pro- 

 pose to the Meeting, as a mark of respect to the memory of the late Mr. 

 Alston, Zoological Secretary of the Society, that nothing but formal busi- 

 ness be taken at this Evening's Meeting." 



These Eesolutions of the Council were thereupon adopted in 

 silence. 



Prof. Martin Duncan thereafter moved, on the part o£ the 

 Fellows of the Society, a vote of condolence with the family of 

 the late Mr. Alston ; and the same to be forwarded with an ex- 

 pression of their sympathy. 



This Motion having been seconded by Mr. Howard Saunders, 

 was carried unanimously. 



"With reference to certain proposed alterations in the Bye- 

 Laws of the Society, the Chairman then read the Resolutions of 

 Council, March 17th, 1881, as follows :— 



That the first paragraph as amended {infra) be read from the Chair 

 this evening (l/th March) with a view of being put to the Society for 

 acceptance ; and that it be stated from the Chair that, in the event of the 

 rejection of the proposed alterations, that Chapter VIII. Sections 4 and 8 

 be restored. 



(To be offered for confirmation at the Meeting to be held on 21st April, 

 1881.) 



Section 2 of Chapter VIII. of the Bye-Laws shall be repealed, and the 

 following substituted : — 



" The Council for the time being shall annually, at their first Meeting 

 in April, cause to be prepared two Balloting-Lists, one of which (No. 1) 

 is to contain the names of Five Fellows whom they shall recommend to be 

 removed from the Council, and also the names of Five Fellows whom the 

 Council recommend to be elected into the Council; and the other List 

 (No. 2) is to contain the names of such Fellows as they shall recommend to 

 fill the offices of President, Treasurer, and Secretaries for the year ensuing; 

 which Lists shall be read at the Second General Meeting in April in every 

 year, and then fixed up in the Meeting-Room and Library of the Societv for 

 the space of fourteen days at least. And if any one Fellow, or more than 

 one Fellow, shall desire to substitute the name or names of any other person 

 or persons in the place of any name or names contained in the said Lists, 

 either for removal from or for election into the Council, or for filling the re- 

 spective offices of President, Treasurer, or Secretary, such one Fellow, or 

 more than one Fellow, shall leave notice in writing at the House of the 

 Society of the name or names which he or they may projiose to be substi- 

 tuted within seven days after the said Lists shall have been read. Balloting- 

 Lists shall, after the exj)iration of the said seven days, be printed according 

 to the forms (Nos. 1 and 2) in the Schedule to the existing Bye-Laws, in 

 case no notice shall have been previously left as aforesaid ; but in case of 

 any such notice or notices being so left, then the name or names of the 

 person or persons proposed to be substituted shall be added to the Lists 

 respectively pro])osed by the Council ; and tlie Lists as proposed by the 

 Councilor altered (as the case eiay be) shall be communicated by circular 

 to each Fellow whose known residence shall be within the United Kingdom 

 at least one week before the Annual General Meeting shall take place." 



