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ORDINARY MEETING. 

 Friday, IOth May, 1907. 

 E. R. Sykes, B.A., Vice-President, in the Chair. 

 The following communications were read : — 



1. "The Pairing of Limnma pereger with Planorhis corneus.''^ By 

 W. D. Lang, F.G.S. 



2. "Notes on Achatitm Dennisoni, Reeve, and A. mannifica, Pfr." 

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



3. " Note on an ' Octopus ' with branching ai-ms." By E. A. 

 Smith, I.S.O. 



4. "Review of the New Zealand Acmseidse, with descriptions of 

 new species and subspecies." By Henry Suter. 



The following specimens were exhibited : — 



By J. E. Cooper : Holocene Mollusca from Staines. 



By E. A. Smith, I.S.O.: (1) A very large specimen (74mm. in 

 diameter) of Pleurodoyita {Isomer ia) orcas, Koch. (2) A Cerithium 

 nodulosum and a Murex inflatus deeply incrusted by Nullipores. 



By H. B. Preston : Specimens of Solaropsis Gibboni, Pfr., and 

 Solaropsis Amori, Hidalgo. 



ORDINARY MEETING. 

 Friday, 14th June, 1907. 

 B. B. Woodward, F.L.S., President, in the Chair. 

 The following communications were read : — 



1. " The name Bourcieria." By E. R. Sykes, B.A. 



2. "Descriptions of new species of Australian Planispira and 

 CMoritisr By H. C. Fulton. 



3. " The presence of a double wall in some species of the DiapTiora 

 group of Ermeay By H. C. Fulton. 



4. "Nudibranchs from New Zealand and the Falkland Islands." 

 By Sir Charles Eliot, K.C.M.G. 



The following specimens were exhibited : — 



By C. J. Gabriel : A collection of rare marine Mollusca from 

 Victoria, including the following : — 



1. Mitra Vincentiana, Verco. 10. C. incertum, Rve. 



2. M.francisca}ia,T.-'Wds. 11. Cyprma angustata, Gmel., 



3. M. Tasmanica,1.-'y^A^. and varieties— 



4. Conns Segravei, Gatliff. piperita, Gray. 



5. Typhis Yatesi, Crosse. Comptoni, Gray. 



6. Cancellaria Maccoyi, Pritch. & Gat. bicolor, Gask. 



7. Scala aculeata, Lam. dcclivis, Sow. 



8. Marginella Icevigata, Braz. albata, Beddorae. 



9. GalliostomaRedleyi,'£x\ich..&Gia.i. 12. Clavagella multaHgidaris, Tate. 



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