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Piue was so much higher than at present, must not the suow-Kne 

 have been raised to a corresponding amount ? If, however, the 

 suow-line were raised 1100 feet, the snow-fields woukl in most 

 cases vanish and in a few others be very small, and the larger 

 glaciers would probably cease to exist. Xow the bogs in which 

 the fir-remains are found are almost certainly more recent than 

 the main part of the Glacial Period — in short, post-Grlacial in the 

 ordinary sense of the term ; and if the above inference be correct, 

 the present snow-fields and glaciers can scarcely be called relics 

 of the Grlacial Period, 



In conclusion the Author exhibited a series of photographs of 

 the snow-fields and glaciers around the Pjaerlands Pjord. 



An animated discussion followed the reading of the paper 

 (which was illustrated by numerous lantern-slides from the 

 Author's photographs), in which the President, Col. Swinhoe, 

 Sir H. Howorth, K.C.I.E., F.E.S. (visitor), Mr. W. Whitaker, 

 P.E.S. (visitor), Dr. Treutler, and Prof. Dendy took part, 

 Mr. Mouckton replying. 



December 6th, 1906. 



Prof. AV. A. Herdmax. F.li.S., Pi-esident, in the Chair. 



Tiie Aliuutes of the General fleeting of the loth November, 

 1006, were read and confirmed. 



Colonel John "William Terbury was admitted a Fellow. 

 Miss Mary Anderson Johnstone, B.Sc.Lond., was proposed as a 

 Fellow. 



The following were proposed for election as Associate in place 

 of the late 3Ir. William :\Iitten, A.L.S. :— Mr. Herbert Clifton 

 Chadwick, Mr. Wilham Holland, Mr. James Lomax, Mr. Arthur 

 Patterson, and Mr. William Henry Pearson. 



The following were severally balloted for, and elected Fellows : — 

 Mrs. Harriet Isabel Adams, the Rev. Alfred John Campbell, 

 Mr. James Drummond, Mr. John Stanley Gardiner, 3I.A., 

 Mr. Joseph Jackson Lister, F.E.S. , 3Ir. John Mastin, Mr. John 

 Clark Xewsham, Mr. Montagu Austin Phillips, Miss Harriet 

 Eichai'dson, Miss Cora Brooking Sanders, and Mr. Walter Henry 

 Young. 



The General Secretary having by desire of the President 

 explained the foundation and constitution of the Linnean Medal 

 in 1888, the President handed to Mr. H. C. Grueber, F.S.A., 

 Keeper of the Department of Coins and Medals in the British 

 Museum, a silver copy of the said Medal, for the National 

 Collection under his charge. 3Ir. Grueber, in acknowledging the 



