PROCEEDINGS OF THE MALACOLOGICAL KOCIETl'. 97 



Vice-Presidents— L. S. Kennard, E.G.S., E. Biillen Newton, F.G.S.. 

 H. B. Preston, F.Z.8., E. K. Sykes, B.A., E.L.S., F.Z.S. 



Treasurer. — J. H. Ponsonby, F.Z.S. 



Secretary. — Gr. K. Giule, F.Z.S. 



Editor.—^. A. Smith, I.S.O. 



Other Members of Council. — G. C. Crick, F.G.S., T. Ireilale, 

 C. Oldham, G. C. ilobson, B.A., J. E. Le B. Tomlin, M.A., B. B. 

 Woodward, F.L.S. 



On the motion of Mr. H. Fulton, seconded by Mr. C. Oldham, 

 a vote of thanks was passed to the Eetiriug Officers and Members of 

 the Council and to the Auditors and Scrutineers. 



ORDINARY MEETING. 

 Friday, IStii Februarv, 191-1. 

 The Rev. A. H. Cooke, M.A., D.Sc, F.Z.S., President, in the Chair. 

 The President delivered his Annual Address, entitled " Some Points 

 and Problems in Geographical Distribution". 



On the motion of Mr. B. B. Woodward, seconded by Mr. E. H. 

 Burne, a vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Cooke for his interesting 

 address, which it was resolved should be printed in extenso. 



ORDINARY MEETING. 

 Friday, 13th M.^rcu, 1914. 

 The Rev. A. H. CooKE, M.A., D.Sc., F.Z.S., President, in the Chair. 

 The following commnnications were read : — 



1. "Diagnoses of four new species of Land Shells from German 

 New Guinea." By Cajsar E. Boettger. 



2. " Characters of three new species of Ennea from Southern 

 Nigeria." By H. B. Preston, F.Z.S. 



3. " A Svnopsis of the Veneridae." Part II. Bv A. J. Jukes- 

 Browne, F.E S. 



ORDINARY MEETING. 

 Fkiday, 17th April, 1914. 

 R. BULLEN Newton, F.G.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 

 The following communications were read : — 



1. " A list of Australian Mactridee, with a description of a new 

 species." By E. A. Smith, I.S.O. 



2. " On the generic name 3/artensia, Semper." By Tom Iredale. 



3. " Some more notes on Polyplacophora." Part I. By Tom Iredale. 



4. " Description of a new recent P/^o/rtr/ow//^ (P. tasmanica).''^ Bv 

 C. Hedley and W. L. Jklay. 



Mr. B. B. Woodward exhibited a large specimen of Helix 

 desertorum, with an abnormally high spire, and specimens of Pisidium 

 vineentiamim from Turkestan. 



