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MICROSCOPICAL SECTION 



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ANNUAL REPORT, 1889-90. 



The Committee beg to submit the following report on the work 

 of the Section during the last twelve months : — The attendance 

 at the meetings has not been as good as during the previous year, 

 but still we feel that there is no falling off in the interest taken 

 by those who are generally to be found present at the montlily 

 meetings. We have been deprive! for most of the session of the 

 presence and help of two of our most energetic officers. Our 

 Chairman has been absent on a visit to Europe, and one of our 

 Vice-Chairmen has been unable to attend through illness. Though 

 deprived of their valuable assistance, we have been able to provide 

 something special for each meeting of the Section, although our 

 numbers being small the work falls rather hea\dly on a few. 

 During the year we have received a further donation of books 

 from Mr. H. C. Mais, consisting of 12 bound volumes of Science 

 Gossip, from 1878 to 1889. Also from Mr. O. Boettger a 

 number of splendid photo-micrographs of various test diatoms 

 taken with Zeiss' apochromatic objectives. Several excursions 

 have been made, but no new places of interest to microscopists 

 have been found. 



The number of members at present is 33, the same number as 

 in last report, 4 members having resigned and 4 new members 

 joined during the year. We have also 4 honorary members. The 

 average attendance at the monthly meetings has been a little 

 over 8, exclusive of visitors. 



The subjects discussed at the meetings were as follows : — 

 Nov. 13. Paper on "Double-Staining Wood Sections," by the 

 1890. Chairman— Mr. W. B. Poole. 



Mar. 11. Paper on the " Development of Fresh-water Polyzoa," 



by the Chairman— Mr. W. B. Poole. 

 April 8. Gossip meeting. 

 May 13. Paper on the "Amphipoda," by Mr. E. J. Bradley. 



