PROCEEDINGS OF THE MIDLAND MALACOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 25 



The Secretary reported that as no amendments had been received to the 

 Council's nominations, the following would constitute the Council and Officer.s 

 for 1902 : — 



President— Walter E. Collinge. 



Vice-President— E. R. Sykes, B.A , P\L.S. 



Treasurer — H. H. Bloomer. 



Hon. Secretary — H. Overton. 



Librarian and Curator — Guy Breeden. 



Other members of the Council — Messrs. G. Breeden, H. Willoughby Ellis, 

 F. J. Partridge, and Bromley Peebles. 



The President's Address was postponed until the February meeting. 



Exhibits. 

 By Mr. Bloomer : Sixteen species of foreign Clausiliae. 

 By Mr. Breeden : Uiiio iimrgarififci' from Barnstaple. 



By Mr. Overton : A iiialia gagatcs and Aciciila liiicata from Sutton Coldfield. 

 ANNUAL REPORT, 1901. 



In presenting their Fourth Annual Report your Council have again to 

 record a satisfactory year's work. 



During the year one new member has been elected, and three have 

 resigned. 



Eight meetings have been held, at which four papers have been read, 

 whilst the exhibits have been numerous and some of great interest. 



The financial condition of the Society stands as follows : there is a balance 

 due to the Treasurer of 2s. lod., and the outstanding subscriptions amount to 

 £1 5s- od.. 



Donations to the Library have been received from Professor L. Plate and 

 Mr. H. H. Bloomer, the number of works and pamphlets now numbering 91. 

 Your Council regret that no additions to the Society's Collection of British 

 Molluscs have been received during the year. 



Your thanks are due to the Council of the University of Birmingham, and 

 Professor T. W. Bridge, for the facilities they have so kindly given in pei mitting 

 our meetings to be held in the Zoological Department. 



34TH Meeting, February 2ist, 1902. 



The President in the chair. 



Papers Read. 



" Some Aspects and Problems of Malacology." 



By Walter E. Collinge. 

 " A Preliminary account of the minute anatomy of Helix acuta." 



By H. Overton, 

 Exhibits. 



By Mr. Overton : Anatomical preparations and drawings illustrating his 

 paper, also specimens of Paliidcstiiiia taylori, E. A. Smith. 



