PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



MALACOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON 



INAUGURAL MEETmG. 



A Meeting of a number of Conchologists was held on the 27th 

 Pebruary, 1893, at 67, Chancery Lane, W. H. Hudlestox, F.R.S., 

 Pres.G.S., etc., in the chair, when the following resolutions were 

 passed : — 



1.— That a Society be formed in London for the purpose of furthering 



the study of the MoUusca and Brachiopoda in all their branches. 



2. —That the Society be called the " Malacological Society of 



London," and that the Annual Subscription be lOs. Gd. 

 3.— That those who have signified to Mr. Sykes their wiUiugness to 

 join the Society shall constitute the original Members. 

 {_The list of seventh/ names ivhich had been given in was then read out to the meeting.'] 

 4.^That the original Members, and those who join the Society during 



the year 1893, be exempt from entrance fee. 

 5.— That the election of Members, subsequent to this the inaugural 

 meeting, be by ballot, under regulations to be drawn up by the 

 Council. 

 6. — That there be an Entrance Fee, and that it be 10s. Qd. 

 7. — That the following constitute the first Council : — 

 President. — Dr. H. Woodward, F.R.S. 



Vice-Presidents —lA.-Go\. H. H. Godwin-Austen, F.R.S., &c. ; 

 W. H. Hudleston, F.R.S., &c. ; J. Cosmo Melvill, F.L.S. ; 

 E. A. Smith, F.Z.S. 

 Treasurer.— Q. F. Harris, F.G.S. 

 Secretary.— E. R. Sykes, F.Z.S. 



Other Members of Council.— R. W. Burrows, G. C. Crick, F.G.S. , 



W. Crouch," F.Z.S., Rev. Canon Norman, D.C.L., F.R.S., 



J. H. Fonsonby, F.Z.S., G. B. Sowerby, F.L.S. , B. B. 



Woodward, F.G.S. 



8.— That the Council be instructed to draw up the Rules, and submit 



them at the next Meeting of the Society. 

 9.— That the Meetings be held on the second Friday in each month, 



commencing in April, 1893. 

 10. —That the Resolutions passed at this Meeting be printed and cir- 

 culated amongst the Members. 



Votes of thanks were passed to the Chairman for presiding, and to 

 Mr. G. F. Harris for the use of the room. 



