5() rUOCEEDINGS OF THE MALACOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Tlio tlianks of the Society are also due to the Council of the Linnean 

 Society, by whose kindness the meetings (except that for July) Avere 

 again held in the apartments of the Society in Burlington House." 



On the motion of Mr. "W. M. Webb, seconded by Mr. S. Pace, 

 the Eeport was adopted as the Annual Report of the Society. 



On the motion of Dr. H. Woodward, seconded by Mr. H. Groves, 

 the following resolution was carried: " That in Rule XVI, line 3, the 

 word ' July ' be inserted between the words ' of and ' August.' " 



The Scrutineers reported that the following were duly elected 

 as Officers and Council for the ensuing year : — 



President. — Professor G. B. Howes, Seo.L.S., etc. 

 Vice-Presidents.—^. Cosmo Melvill, F.L.S ; E. A. Smith, F.Z.S. ; 

 Rev. R. Boog Watson, LL.D., P.L.S. ; Dr. H. Woodward, 



r.R.s. 



Treasurer. — G. F. Harris, F.G.S. 



Secretary.— E. R. Sykcs, B.A., F.Z.S. 



Editor.— 'Q. B. Woodward, F.L.S. , F.G.S. 



Otlter Memhers of Council.— 'ti. I. Da Costa ; W. H. Hudleston, 



F.R.S.; H. Wallis Kew, F.Z.S. ; R. Bullen Xcwton, F.G.S.; 



G. B. Sowerby, F.L.S. ; Rev. G. Ferris Whidborne, F.G.S. 



The President then delivered an address. 



The following motion was proposed by Dr. Woodward, seconded 

 by Colonel Wilmer, and carried unanimously : " That a vote of 

 thanks be passed to the President for his address; and that the address 

 be printed in extenso in the ' Proceedings' of the Society." 



Votes of thanks were accorded to the Retiring Officers, Auditors, 

 and Scrutineers. 



ORDINARY MEETING. 



Fkid.vy, 14Tn Febrfaet, 1896. 



Prof. G. B. Howes, Sec. L.S., President, iu the Chair. 



The following were elected to membership of the Society : Percy 

 Emary, Alfred Leicester, Rev. Xewton Vanstone. 



