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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE. 
The SrventH Annvuat Meerine of this Club was held at the 
Public Hall, on Wednesday evening, January 17th, 1877, Henry 
Lee, Esq., President, in the chair. The minutes of the previous 
meeting having been read and confirmed, the following gentlemen 
were nominated for election :—Mr. H. Sykes, of Upper Addis- 
. eombe; Mr. H. Moules, Wellesley-road; Mr. T. A. Richardson, 
Croydon General Hospital; Mr. E. W. Puxon, Mr. W. H. Hebb, 
and Mr. John Pelton were ballotted for and duly elected members, 
Mr. A. Freeland, junr., who had been nominated at the previous 
meeting being rejected. 
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE. 
The Committee of the Croydon Microscopical Club have much pleasure 
in submitting to the Members of the Club the Seventh Annual Report of its 
proceedings. During the year 23 new members have been elected, 11 have 
resigned, chiefly from removal from the neighbourhood, and 4, whose loss the 
Committee sincerely regret, have died, viz. : Mr. Alfred Crowley, Mr. Fredk. 
West, Mr. John Shepherd, and Dr. Cresswell; the number on the list at 
the close of the year being 195 ordinary members, and two honorary members, 
making a total of 197. 
The Members attended the Soirée of the New Cross Microscopical Club, 
and also the Soirée of the South London Microscopical Club, held at the 
Crystal Palace. 
Eight Papers have been read, viz. : 
February 16th.—Mr. C. Jucxs ‘‘ On Darwinism.” 
March 15th.—Mr. A. Hatuey, ‘On some habits of the White Ant.” 
April 19th.—Dr. Parupot, ‘*On Recent Microscopical Researches in 
respect to Infectious Disease,” and Mr. Jno. Flower exhibited and described 
a hybrid grouse between the black grouse and hazel grouse. 
' May 17th.—My. Cuas. Srewart, F.R.M.S., ‘On Sea Stars and Sea 
Urehins.” 
September 20th.—Mr. H. Turner, ‘‘On Trilobites and their Modern 
Representatives.” 
October 18th.—Mr. W. H. Bessy, F.R.M.S., ‘‘On Crystals of Lime 
Salts found in Plants.” 
November 15th.—My, Jno. FtoweEr, M.A., ‘‘On Pallas’ Land Grouse.” 
December 20th,—Dr. CARPENTER, ‘‘ On Circulation of Sap in Plants.” 
