312 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



The usual four numbers of the ' Journal of Conchology ' have been issued 

 during the year by its editor, Mr. J. W. Taylor. Copies of the Journal 

 have been furnished for issue to the Members in accordance with the 

 arrangements entered into with the editor a couple of years ago. The 

 Council recommend that the arrangement be continued. 



The Society's Collections — which are stored partly in the displayed col- 

 lection of British Marine MoUusca in the Museum of the Leeds Philosophical 

 Society, and partly in three Cabinets belonging to the Conchological Society 

 — have been considerably increased in extent during the year. In response 

 to an appeal to Members for examples of Marine Shells, acceptable donations 

 have been received from Mrs. Brockbank, Rev. Chas. Crawshaw, Mr. A. J. 

 , Jenkins, and Mr. B. Sturges Dodd. The Council venture here to repeat 

 and emphasize this appeal, and trust to have a further and large response 

 from Members. Other donations have been received from M. C F. Ancey, 

 Mr. J. Beanland, Miss F. M. Hele, Mr. Thos. Scott, Mr. F. W. Fierke, 

 Mr. Lionel Hinxman, Mr. H. W. Kew, Mrs. Edward Passavant, Mr. W. 

 Denison Roebuck, Mr. James H. Rowntree, Mr. W. West, Mr. T. D. A. 

 Cockerell, Rev. R. A. Summerfield, Mr. L. E. Adams, Mr. T. F. Burrows, 

 and Mr. W. Nelson. The Hon. Curator, Mr. Nelson, has given consider- 

 able attention to the mounting and arrangement of the collections — and has 

 adopted a geographical arrangement. It is proposed to bring together a series 

 of County Collections for the British Islands, and to arrange the foreign shells 

 in a similar manner, and the Curator would be pleased if Members would 

 assist him by giving series of specimens from the districts which they are 

 in the habit of working. 



The Library has increased during the year by numerous donations of 

 books, pamphlets and reprints. A working list of the books was prepared 

 at the beginning of the year — and during the past few weeks Mr. W. E. 

 Collinge has kindly prepared an alphabetical catalogue by authors' 

 names, which your Council propose shall be printed in the Journal along 

 with the Annual Reports. The result of this will be to render the Library 

 accessible for the use of Members generally, and the Council hope that 

 ^lembers possessing works which they can easily spare will help by timely 

 donations to render the Library more complete and useful. 



The Council also venture to invite Members to make further contribu- 

 tions to the Cabinet Fund. The Society's income being but small and 

 mostly required to defray the cost of the Journal of Conchology supplied 

 to the Members, it is dependent upon voluntary generosity for the means 

 to enable the accommodation for the Collections to be increased. 



The Reports of the Treasurer, upon the Records, and of the Manchester 

 Branch, are given separately. 



Treasurer's Report. 



In presenting the financial report for the present year it is necessary to 

 state that, while the income of the Society has been aliout the same as usual, 

 the expenses, both of the General Fund and of the Cabinet Fund, have been 

 unusually heavy. This is due partly to the increase of members, but more 



J.C., ^"i,, Jan., iSai. 



