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Dennet highly complimented Major Hallett upon the resoluuon, 

 courage, and perseverance, which he had exhibited in carrying out 

 his experiments. 



Mr. W. Saunders made a few remarks which induced the 

 Major to affirm that there was nothing in his system which should 

 prevent quantity going hand-in-hand with quality. Neither, said 

 he, in answer to a question from the President, was much time or 

 labour expended in following out his system as compared with 

 that usually spent. 



Mr. J. Hamblin and Mr. J. E. Haselwood were among the 

 other interrogators, and, in reply to the latter, Major Hallett 

 assured the meeting that but for selection the inherent power of 

 the wheat would be lost — the avoidance of over-crowding in planting 

 was insufficient to retain it. 



May 24th. 

 MICROSCOPICAL MEETING. 



The President (Mr. G. D. Sawyer) expressed his pleasure 

 at hearing that one of the hon. secretaries (Mr. T. W. Wonfor) 

 was still improving in health, and was expected to be enabled to 

 get out of doors in a few days. He also stated that Mr. John 

 Mayall, jun., F.R.M.S., had found such difficulty in getting a lens 

 which was necessary for the elucidation of the subject of the paper 

 he had intended reading that night, on "The Microscope: its 

 Modern Development, " that he was compelled to withold that 

 paper till their next microscopical meeting, which would be held 

 on the fourth Thursday in June. Under these circumstances the 

 meeting would resolve itself into a conversazioni^', and would 

 devote itself to the examination of objects under the microscope, 

 provided by Mr. J. E. Haselwood, Mr. R. Glaisyer, the librarian, 

 and himself. 



