lO PBOCEEDnSTGS OE THE 



In oceanography, tidal, ciUTent, meteorological, and magnetic 

 observations were made wherever possible, and serial temperatures 

 and water samples were secured down to 1000 fathoms. The 

 charts were everywhere examined and corrected, and the existence 

 of any shallow connecting bank between India and Madagascar 

 was disproved. About 150 dredgings were run down to 900 

 fathoms, and plankton was extensively collected by closing and 

 other nets down to 1200 fathoms. The reef faunas and floras 

 were especially collected in the Chagos and at Coetivy in view of 

 the distribution of marine organisms, and the islands everywhere 

 were carefully examined, their land animals and plants being 

 collected as thoroughly as possible. 



The Peesidetnt announced that amongst the visitors who had 

 been invited to attend, all the Trustees of the Percy Sladen Trusr, 

 were present, and he invited their Chairman, Mr. T. Bailey Saunders, 

 to open the discussion. He was followed by Dr. Tempest Anderson 

 and Mr. Henry Bury ; discussion was contributed by Dr. Gr. C. 

 Bourne, who contrasted his own difficulties when in Diego Garcia 

 twenty-five years ago and the facihties at the disposal of Mr. 

 Stanley Gardiuer, Dr. G. Herbert Fowler, Dr. N. Wolfenden, 

 Mr. A. P. Young, Mr. W. P. Pycraft, the President concluding by 

 a few observations, and Mr. Stanley Gardiner replied seriatim to 

 the questions which had been put. 



February loth, 1906. 

 Dr. A. Smith Woodwaed, P.E.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the General Meeting of the 1st February were 

 read and confirmed. 



Dr. Tempest Anderson was proposed as a Fellow. 



Miss Nina Frances Layard, Mr. Frank Morey, and Mr. 

 Arthur Ernest Bousfield Steains, were severally balloted for and 

 elected Fellows. 



Dr. H. C. Basttan-, F.E.S., F.L.S., gave a lantern demonstration 

 of the developmental changes in Zoogloea, of which the following is 

 tlie author's abstract : — 



Masses of Zooglcea in their early stage were first shown, in which 

 the constituent Bacteria were plainly recognizable. The growth of 

 the masses, their alteration in appearance and in reaction to stain- 

 ing fluids, together with the progressive segmentation which they 

 undergo, were revealed by other specimens. Segmentation was 

 shown to progress till minute spherical or ovoidal units were pro- 

 duced. During the flrst 3-5 days, while these changes are 



