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The first business of the evening was to elect a Treasurer of the 

 Society, vice H. Moser vleftj. F. L. Cartwright was elected 

 unanimously. 



For the five members of the Committee, 

 H. P. Burt was proposed by M. 0. Norris seconded by J. Teague. 

 M. Heard „ H. j\Iaw „ W. H. Ley. 



G. Dakyns „ G.H.Wollaston,Esq. „ H.Burt. 



Dr. Til'den „ G. H. Wollaston, Esq. „ M. 0. Norris. 



H.C.Jones „ H. P. Burt „ M.O. Norris. 



As there was no other candidate these gentleman were proposed by 

 the meeting in a lump, and elected nem. con. 



The President then exhibited a great quantity of fossils and other 

 objects of interest, a number of which had been presented to the 

 Society by Joshua Saunders, Esq. 



Tiie President announced that the Museum would be opened on the 

 occasion of the Guthrie Commemoration. 



MEETING, May 20th, 1875. 

 The President in the Chair. 



The second meeting of the term was held in the Physical Lecture 

 Eoom. There were Twenty-seven members and visitors j^resent. 



J. G. Grcufell, Esq., Vice-President of the Society, read a long 

 interesting paper upon " Starfisli." The paper was illustrated with 

 numerous diiigranis and some splendid specimens. At its conclnsion 

 some remarks were made and some questions asked by the President 

 and Dr. Tilden. The Vice-President replied shortly. The President 

 then thanked Mr. Grenfell fur his great kindness in reading this paper, 

 of which he had only a week's notice. 



The President then announced a further donation of minerals from 

 William Sanders, Esq., F.R.S., and a vote of thanks to Mr. Sanders was 

 carried unanimously, and the Secretary was directed to notify the 

 same to Mr. Sanders. 



MEETING, June 3rd, 1875. 

 The President in the Chair. 



The third meeting of the term was held in Mr. Wollaston's Den. 

 There were Eighteen members and visitors present. 



Dr. Tilden being moved to the chair the President of the Society, 

 G. II. Wollaston, M.A., read a paper on "Certain Trees," confining 

 his remarks almost exclusively to the "oak," which subject was treated 

 in a manner that interested all present. 



Upon the cnnclusionof the paper Dr. Tilden asked several questions 

 which were answered by the President. 



A vote of thanks was proposed to Mr. Wollaston by M. Heard, 

 and seconded In' H. C. Jones. 



The meeting then adjourned. 



