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MICROSCOPICAL SECTION 



OF THE 



^0j)al (§0dctg of §onih ^xxQtxdm, 



The Committee beg to report that the work of the Section 

 has been successfully carried on during the past year, although 

 the attendance of members at the meetings is not so good as it 

 should be, considering the numbers on the roll. Our member- 

 ship is now 42, there having been nine new members elected 

 since last report. One member has resigned in consequence of 

 leaving the colony. The average attendance at ordinary meet- 

 ings has only been 12.' We have held ten meetings, as there 

 was a recess during the months of January and March. The 

 subjects discussed were as under : — 



1886. 

 Oct. 12. Mounting in Canada balsam, with demonstrations, by 



Mr. W. B. Poole. 

 Nov. 16. Eemarks on application of electricity as a light for 



the microscope, by Mr. H. Yeates. 

 Dec. 14. Gossip meeting and exhibition of objects. 



1887. 

 Mar. 8. Measurtment by the micrometer and camera lucida, 



by Mr. ¥. S. Crawford. 

 Apr. 12. Discussion on mounting in fluids and glycerine jelly. 

 May 10. Annual conversazione. 

 June 14. Cutting and mounting rock sections, by Mr. Gr. 



Groyder, jun. 

 July 12. Diatoms and their resolution, by Dr. H. T. Whittell. 

 Aug. 9. Grossip meeting and exhibition of objects. 

 Sept. 13. Annual business meeting. 



On Saturday, January 1st, an excursion was made by boat to 

 the North Arm, when a number of interesting objects were 

 obtained by dredging. Amongst them were the following 

 Polyzoa : — Scrupocellaria cervicornis, AmatJiicB tortuosa, Wood^; 

 Menipea, nov. sp. ; AmatJiicPj nov. sp., allied to A. maiiiQnata ; 



