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A paper on " Micro-Chemistry " was read at the April meeting 

 by Mr. E. Gardner WiUiams, who covered much ground and showed 

 a large number of singularly fine lantern slides. 



The May meeting was of special interest. Dr. C. Hay Murray 

 gave an account of the dehydrating and mounting of entomological 

 objects, and this was followed by an informative and entertaining 

 discussion in the course of which various members outlined the 

 methods favoured by them. Questions submitted with reference 

 to critical illumination and the image produced by the Super- 

 microscope were answered by Mr. E. Fry, Dr. F. J. Brislee, and 

 others. 



In September the evening was devoted to the exhibition of 

 objects shown under the microscopes, of which there was an 

 excellent display, including very beautiful examples of pond and 

 canal life taken by members at the last Field Meeting. 



Sir William A. Herdman, F.R.S.. was the lecturer at the 

 October meeting, and gave a notable account of the work of 

 Oceanographers in the waters round our coasts. Sir William paid 

 special attention to the microscopic life of the Plankton, but his 

 account gave an outline which embraced all the main features 

 of the research in which he is so distinguished a pioneer. 



A joint meeting of this Society and the Liverpool Botanical 

 Society, was held in November, when Mr. J. A. WTieldon, M.Sc. 

 President of the Botanical Society, gave a paper on Mosses and 

 Hepatics, illustrated with lantern slides, and also by numerous 

 exhibits under the microscopes. Subsequently, this body was 

 represented at a meeting of the Botanical Society at the Hartley 

 Laboratories, when Mr. Wheldon read Part TI of his paper. 



At the last meeting, in December, Mr. R A. Sloan lectured 

 on the determination of the focal length and magnifying power 

 of microscope objectives. He gave a masterly account of the 

 principles involved, and, with the aid of several diagrams drawn 

 to scale, simplified manj^ difficulties. 



The vear closed with interest in the Society maintained to 

 the full, and with the prospect of continued increase in its member- 

 ship and usefulness. 



