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After a few introductory remarks by the President, Prof. W. A. 

 Uerdmau, F.R.S., delivered a lecture entitled "The Culture of the 

 Edible Oyster." 



Some discussion took place, in which Dr. Woodward, Messrs. 

 Burrows, Houston, B. B. Woodward, and others, joined, and Prof. 

 Herdman replied. A vote of thanks was passed to Prof. Herdman. 



ORDINARY MEETIXG. 



Fkidat, lOiH Janij.uiy, 1896. 



Prof. G. B. IIowES, Sec.L.S., President, in the Chair. 



The following were elected Members of the Society : F. C. Crawford, 

 W. S. Dun, the llev. W. H. Whan. 



Notice was given from the Chair that at the Annual General 

 Meeting the following motion would be brought forward: "That 

 Rule XVI be altered by the insertion in line 3, between the words 

 ' of ' and ' August,' of the word ' July.' " 



On the motion of Mr. Burrows, seconded by Mr. Pace, Mr. W. 

 Crouch and Mr. H. Groves Avere appointed Auditors of the accounts of 

 the Society for the year 1895. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. "List of the Plcurotomidie of South Australia, with descriptions 

 of some new species." By G. B. Sowerby, F.L.S., etc. 



2. "Descriptions of some new Land MoUusca from New Zealand 

 and Maecpiarie Island." By H. Suter. 



3. " On Neoh/aliinax Brasiliensis, n.gen., n.sp. (allied to Hyaliinar), 

 from Brazil." By Dr. H. Simroth. 



4. " On a Collection of Slugs from the Sandwich Islands." By 

 W. E. Collinge, F.Z.S., etc. 



Mr. A. S. Kennard exhibited specimens of Pleistocene Mollusca 

 from the Ightham fissure. 



Mr. G. B. Sowerby exhibited specimens of Coiius scalaris, Val., 

 and C. regularis, Sow., to illustrate their specific distinction; also 

 specimens in illustration of his paper. 



On behalf of Mr. Preston, there was exhibited a specimen of Helix 

 nemoralis, L., from Borrow, Somerset, having a second lip formed. 



Mr. Sykes exhibited a supposed new species of Claimlia from South 

 America, belonging to Miss De Burgh ; also specimens of C. magidra, 

 Sow., and C. Bohrni^ Pfeitfer. 



