358 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



the albino forms of three species, viz., LiinjUTa auricularia from the Canal, 

 Colwich, L. stagnalis from Milford near Stafford, and Buliminus obsciirus 

 from Weaver Hills near Cheadle — all in Cheshire. 



Mr. William Nelson showed a fine series of distortions of Limucta 

 peregra from Allerton Bywater near Leeds. 



A number of large examples of Anodons were shown by Mr. W. H. 

 Heathcote, and malformed specimens of Limnaa stagnalis from the Derby 

 Canal by Mr. Thomas Hey ; and other exhibits were made by Mr. James 

 Madison and Mr. G. Sherriff Tye of Birmingham. 



At 6 p.m. the Annual Meeting was held in the large hall of the St. 

 Paul's Institute. 



The chair was occupied by the President, Mr. Philip B. Mason, J. P., 

 F.L.S., etc. 



The attendance included about forty or fifty members and friends, in- 

 cluding Messrs. Wm. Denison Roebuck, F.L.S., Hon. Secretary; Lionel E. 

 Adams, B.A., Hon. Treasurer; William Nelson, Hon. Curator; W. E. 

 lioyle, M.A., F.R.S.E., and John Wm. Taylor, F.L.S., Vice-Presidents ; 

 R. D. Darbishire, B.A., F.G.S., John R. B. Masefield, M. A., James C. 

 Melvill, M.A., F.L.S., Members of the Council; Robert Standen, Hon. 

 Secretary, Manchester Branch ; A. E. Baker, Thomas F. Burrows, Edward 

 Collier, Walter D. Crick, A. T. Daniel, M.A., B. Sturges Dodd, Thomas 

 Hey, James Madison, and A. G. Stubbs ; and some members of the Burton- 

 on-Trent Natural History Society were present as visitors. 



The minutes of the 216th Meeting were taken as read and confirmed. 



Appointment of Scrutineers : 



Messrs. W. D. Crick and B. S. Dodd were appointed to examine the 

 voting-papers. 



Annual Reports : 



The Annual Report of the Council (which had previously Ijeen distri- 

 buted in proof form among the members present) was taken as read. 



The Hon. Treasurer read an interim statement as to the financial 

 position of the society, and mentioned that the Council had recommended 

 that, on account of the year having been a short one of about nine months, 

 the making-up and auditing of the complete Balance Sheet should be 

 deferred to the end of the calendar year [the financial statement has since 

 been made up accordingly, and is printed with the Annual Reports at p. 355]. 



The Annual Report of the Manchester Branch was read by its Honorary 

 Secretary, Mr. Robert Standen. 



The Reports and Recommendations of the Council were adojDted unani- 

 mously, on the motion of Mr. Edward Collier, duly seconded. 



Alteration of Rules : 



In accordance with notice given, it was moved by Mr. W. Denison 

 Roebuck, F.L.S., seconded by Mr. Lionel E. Adams, B.A., and unani- 

 mously resolved, that the following words be added to Rule 8 : 



'The President and Secretary of the Manchester Branch shall, ex-ofiicio, 

 also be members of the Council of the Society. ' 



J.C., vii., Apr. 1894. 



