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The President's opinion was that the passing of the 

 motion would not abolish existing Sections, but would take 

 away the power of establishing new Sections in the future. 



Professor Orme Masson said that the passing of the 



motion would show that the Societ}- was against having 



Sections, and the result would in all probability be that 

 Section G would abolish itself 



Mr. Sutherland said that Section G did not intend to 

 abolish itself, but to sheer off and have an independent 



existence. 



Mr. Blackett mentioned the fact that no minute books 

 had been kept by the Sections. 



Mr. White moved " that in the present state of the 

 Society the formation of Sections was not advantageous to 

 it, and that in the future no Sections be allowed " 



Mr. RusDEN. — The Society should request the Council 

 not to appoint Sections. 



Dr. Jamieson was opposed to the formation of Sections* 

 as the more numerous they were, the more they tended to 

 impoverish the Society. It was not necessary, in his opinion, 

 to alter the Rules, as in accordance with the sentiments 

 expressed that evening the Sections would be abolished. 



Professor Laurie could not understand why it was 

 necessary to legislate for the future. 



Professor Spencer's motion, on being put, was carried. 



Mr. Albert Swanson and Mr. J. B. L. Mackay wei-e 

 elected as Members. 



Mr. G. B. Pritchard and Mr. L. J. Balfour were nomi- 

 nated as Associates. 



The Librarian's Report showed that 203 publications had 

 l)een added to the Library since last meeting. 



Professor Spencer gave a summary of his paper on 

 " Victorian Earthworms. Part IL The genus Perichseta." 



The President wished to know if Professor Spencer 

 agreed with Darwin's theory of the production of the 

 humus. 



Professor Spencer thought that the work done bj^ earth- 

 worms in other countries was largely done by ants here. 



