ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COUNCIL 



FOR THE YEAR, 1910. 



The Council herewith presents to Meni])ers and Associates of 

 the Society the Annual Report and Details of Receipts and Ex- 

 penditure for the year 1910. 



The following Meetings were held: — 



March 10th. — Annual Meeting and Election of Officers. At 

 the close of the Annual Meeting an Ordinary Meeting was held. 

 Papers read: 1. "On the (Growth and Habit of Biporae," by C. 

 M. Maplestone. 2. " On Some Pselaphidae of the Howitt Collec- 

 tion," by Arthur M. Lea. 3. " A Species of Argas, Apparently 

 New to Science," by Georgina Sweet, D.Sc. 4. " Strongyles in 

 the Abomasum of Cows," by Professor J. A. Gilruth, M.R.C.V.S., 

 F.R.S.E., and Georgina Sweet, D.Sc. 5. " Note on the Presence 

 ■of Spirochaetes in the Blood of Fowls, and in Tumours of Pigs 

 ia Victoria," by Professor J. A. Gilruth, M.R.C.V.S., F.R.S.E. 

 6. " Notes on a New Protozoan Parasite in Sheep," by Professor 

 J. A. Gilruth, M.R.C.V.S., F.R.S.E. 



April 14th. — Mr. Victor Nightingall delivered a lecture on 

 " An Automatic System of Wireless Telegraphy." The lecture 

 was illustrated by experiments and lantern slides. 



May 26th. — Papers read : 1. " A Haeniogregarine in the 

 Blood of Varanus varius," by Prof. J. A. Gilruth, D.V.Sc, 

 M.R.C.V.S., F.R.S.E. 2. " Observations on the Guttural Pouches 

 of the Horse," by Dr. W. Stapley, M.R.C.V.S. 3. " Association 

 oi Alga and Fungus in Salmon Disease," by A. D. Hardy, F.L.S. 

 4. " New or Little-known Victorian Fossils in the National Mu- 

 seum," Part XL — " On an Lnpression of a Bird's Feather in the 

 Tertiary Ironstone of Redruth, Victoria," by F. Chapman. 

 A.L.S. Exhibits : Dr. Stapley showed dissections to illustrate 

 the guttural pouches of the horse. Mr. Hardy showed micro- 

 scopic specimens in illustration of his paper. Mr. Chapman 

 showed ironstone cast of bird's feather and associated leaves 

 from Redruth. 



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