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son, F.R.S., and Sir William Fairbairn, Bart., F.R.S., who were 

 Presidents of this Society from 1817 — 1844, 1848 — 1850, and 

 1855 — 1859 respectively. The dates of the memoirs range 

 from 1822 — 1830. 



The thanks of the meeting were accorded to Mr. Nicholson 

 for his interesting gift. 



Miss M. C. Stopes, Ph.D., D.Sc, read a paper, entitled 

 "A New Fern from the Coal Measures Tubkanlis 

 Suicliffii, spec. nov. 



Dr. W. E. HoYLE, F.R.S.E., read a paper written in 

 conjunction with Dr. J. H. Ashworth, and entitled " The 

 Species of Ctenopteryx, a genus of Dibranchiate 

 Cephalopoda." 



