10 



or by other Members. The corresponding number of 

 communications in the year 1883 was 103. 



These communications were submitted to the Committee 

 of PubUcation, by whom the following orders were made 

 respecting them : 5 were ordered to be printed entire 

 in the 'Transactions' of the Society^ and 79 in the 'Pro- 

 ceedings,' such illustrations being in each case allowed as 

 the Committee considered necessary for the purpose. Of 

 the remaining communications, abstracts or extracts were 

 considered to be sufficient for publication. 



3. Scientific Publications. 



The volume of ' Proceedings ' for 1884 is on the table. 

 It contains 645 pages illustrated by 58 plates. In the 

 following table are given the number of pages and plates 

 of the volumes of ' Proceedings ' for the past ten 

 years : — 



In consequence of delay caused by the revise of the 

 MS. of Prof. Lankester's memoir on the " Muscular and 

 Endoskeletal Systems of Limulus and Scorpio," it has 

 not been found possible to publish any Part of ' Transac- 

 tions ' since the last Anniversary. But Pai'ts 10 and 1 ] 

 of Vol. XI. are in a very forward state, and will be shortly 

 ready for issue. These parts will complete the eleventh 

 Volume of the Society's ' Transactions.' 



4. Library. 



The Society's collection of zoological books and pam- 

 phlets has been carefully catalogued and valued dui'ing the 

 past year. Its total value was estimated to be at least 



