26 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



THE ANNUAL REPORT 



was next read by the Secretary and adopted. 



THE RECORDER, 



Mr. W. D. Roebuck, presented his Report, which was adopted. 



THE TREASURER 



read the Cash Account for the year, which showed a balance in 

 favour of the Society of ;z^4 os. lod. 



ELECTION OF OFFICERS. 



The following were elected officers for the ensuing year: — 

 President — W. Hill Evans, M. D. ; Vice-Presidents — Wm. Jeffery 

 and Edwd. Collier; Treasurer and Secretary — Thos. W. Bell; 

 Recorder — W. Denison Roebuck; Co?nmittee — Wm. Nelson, 

 J. W. Taylor, Wm. Cash, F.G.S., J. W. Cundall, G. H. Parke, 

 E.L.S., and J. D. Butterell. 



NOTICE. 



Mr. W. D. Roebuck gave notice of his intention, on an 

 early date, to bring forward a motion to alter Rule 7, with the 

 object of having /t'/zr vice-presidents instead of two, as at present. 



PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS. 



The President delivered an Address on the " Classification 

 of the Cephalopoda," in which he reviewed at length the present 

 state of our knowledge of the subject, and examined the basis 

 of the present classification, illustrating his remarks by anatomical 

 demonstrations, models, and carefully prepared fossil specimens. 



THE REPORT, 1882. 



The Committee have pleasure in reporting the continued 

 success of the Society, and feel that the increased interest 

 manifested in the Society's work by a constantly increasing 

 number of members is eminently satisfactory. 



The ordinary Meetings (the present meeting at Halifax 

 making the twelfth) have been most successful. 



J C, iv., January, 18S3 



