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In June, communications were opened with the committee 

 of the Leeds Mechanics' Institute for the use of one of their 

 rooms for the society's meetings, and an arrangement most 

 advantageous to the society was made. The first meeting in 

 the new premises was held in July. 



Ten new members have been elected during the year, and 

 there has been no withdrawals. 



The society had the honour of being represented at the 

 Meeting of the British Association at Montreal, by the President, 

 Mr. G. H. Parke, F.L.S., F.G.S. 



At the February meeting. No. VII. of the society's Rules 

 was altered, so that four Vice-Presidents may be elected 

 annually, instead of two as previously ; and a New Rule was 

 adopted allowing members to affix to their names the initial 

 letters, M.C.S. 



The following additions have been made to the society's 

 library and collection : — Proceedings of the Linnean Society 

 N. S. W., 4 parts ; Monthly Abstract of the Proceedings of the 

 Linnean Society N. S. W., for the year ; Proceedings of the 

 Royal Society of Queensland ; Journal of the Royal Society 

 of New South Wales ; Transactions of the Yorkshire Naturalists' 

 Union, part vii., 1882 ; Annual Report of the Smithsonian 

 Institute for 1881 and 1882 ; — presented by the various societiies. 

 An Address delivered before the British Association by Lord 

 Rayleigh, 1884 ; Second List of Members and Associates at 

 the British Association Meeting, 1884 ; Programme of Business 

 of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 

 1884; — presented by Mr. G. H. Parke, F.L.S. Monograph 

 of the Land Shells of Tasmania, presented by Mr. R. D. Darbi- 

 shire, B.A. ; and specimens of Valvata piscinalis var. sub-cylin- 

 drica and Limncea stagnalis var. labiata^ by Mr. W. Jeffery. 



The question which now calls for the attention of the 

 council and members is the want of suitable accommodation 

 for the numerous specimens which have from time to time been 

 presented to the society, as it is very desirable that they should 

 be made more conveniently accessible to the members. 



