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The following were elected as Officers and Council for the year 1907 : 

 Fresident.—H. B. Woodward, F.L.S. 



Fice-Frestdetits.—li. H. Burne, B.A. ; Sir C. N. E. Eliot, K.C.M.G. ; 



W. G. Bidewood, D.Sc, F.L.S. ; E. B. Sjkes, B.A., F.L.S. 



Treasurer.—^. H. Ponsonby,r.Z.S.,1.5, Chesham Place, London, S.AV. 



Secretary.— MexmAQY WayneW, 152, Selhurst Boad, South Norwood, 



London, S.E. 

 Editor.—^. A. Smith, I.S.O., Natural History Museum, Cromwell 



Boad, London, S.W. 



Other Members of Council.— H. H. Bloomer; Bev. B. Ashington 



BuBen, B.A., F.L.S. ; G. C. Crick, F.G.S. ; S. I. Da Costa ; 



B. Bulleu Newton, F.G.S. ; Henry Woodward, LL.D., F.B.S. 



On the motion of Mr. E. A. Smith, seconded by Mr. A. Beynell, 



a vote of thanks was accorded to the Betiring Officers and Members of 



Council, and to the Auditors and Scrutineers. 



ORDINARY MEETING. 



Friday, 8th February, 1907. 



B. B. Woodward, F.L.S., President, iu tlie Chair. 



The President delivered an inaugural address, taking for his 

 subject " What evolutionary processes do the Mollusca show?" On 

 the motion of Mr. E. B. Sykes, seconded by Dr. W. G. Bidewood, a 

 vote, of thanks was passed to Mr. Woodward for his very interesting 

 address. 



ORDINARY MEETING. 



Friday, 8th March, 1907. 



B. B. Woodward, F.L.S., Presideut, iu the Chair. 



The following communications were read : — 



1. " Notes on the Post-Pliocene Mollusca of the Mylne Collection." 

 By A. S. Kennard, F.G.S., and B. B. Woodward, F.L.S. 



2. "Notes on some Holocene Shells from Ightham." By A. S. 

 Kennard, F.G.S., and B. B. Woodward, F.L.S. 



3. "Descriptions of four new species of Melania from New Ireland 

 and Kelantan." By H. B. Preston, F.Z.S. 



4. "On the Arms of the Belemnite." By G. C. Crick, F.G.S. 



5. " Belies of Coloration in Fossil Shells." By B. Bullen Newton, 

 F.G.S. 



The President exhibited some photographs of species of Pisidium, 

 and, on behalf of Dr. B. F. Schartf, specimens of P. hibernicum. 



Mr. E. A. Smith, I.S.O., exhibited some abnormal examples of 

 ' bones ' of Cuttlefishes. 



