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case no notice shall have been ])reviously left as aforesaid ; but in case of 

 any such notice or notices bein<; so left, then the name or names of the 

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

 respectively proposed by the Council and the Lists as proposed by the 

 Council or altered (as the case may 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." 



The Ballot taviug been taken, the above proposed alteration 

 was negatived by a majority of the Fellows present. 



Thereafter the Chairman read out the alternative altera- 

 tions : — " That Sections 4. and 8 of Chapter VIII. shall be re- 

 pealed and the following substituted : " — 



Section 4. " Balloting-Lists shall be delivered to every Fellow who shall 

 apply for them. And if any Fellow should not approve of the persons 

 therein named, but be desirous of giving his vote for some other person or 

 persons, he will strike his ])eu or pencil across the prii\ted name or names 

 of the jjerson or persons of whom he may disapprove, and will write over 

 against such printed name or names, on the blank side left and prepared 

 for the purpose, the name or names of the other person or persons for whom 

 he may be desirous to give his vote." 



Sections. " If any List should contain more than the proper number 

 of names, or if any List of Officers should include the name of any person 

 not being a Member of the Council, such List shall be set aside, and not 

 taken any account of by the Scrutineers in casting up the number of votes." 



Those Motions having been balloted for in due form, were 

 confirmed. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. " On Individual Variation in the Branchial Sac of Simple 

 Ascidians." By W. A. Herdman, D.Sc, F.L.S. 



2. " Note on Hibiscus palustris, Linn., and certain Allied Spe- 

 cies." By B. Daydon Jackson, Sec. L.S. 



3. " On the Freshwater Shells of Australia." By Edgar A. 

 Smith. Communicated by Dr. J. Murie, F.L.S. 



4. " On the Occurrence of the Norwegian Argentina silus on 

 the Shore of the Moray Firth, Banllshire." By Thomas Edward, 

 A.L.S. 



5. "Mollusca of the 'Challenger' Expedition."— Part IX. 

 Pleurotomidae. By the Eev. E. Boog Watson, F.L.S. 



May 5th, 1881. 



Aethtje Geote, Esq., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. 



The Chairman announced that the follo^\'ing Auditors to exa- 

 mine the Treasurer's Accounts had been nominated by the 

 Council : — 



For the Fellows :— Mr. Charles Breese and Mr. H. T. 

 Staintou : — 



