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PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

 CONCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND. 



385th (Annual) Meeting, October i6th, 1909. 



Held in the Institute of Journalists, London, E.G. 



Lt.-Col. H. H. Godwin-Austen (President) in the chair. 



Among the members present were Mrs. Longstaff, Messrs. Gooper, Jackson, 

 GoUier, Kennard, E. A. Smith, Baldwin, Booth, J. W. Taylor, Roebuck, Bostock, 

 L. E. Adams, Winkworth, Masefield, Reynolds, H. B. Preston, Tomlin, Jones, 

 Dacie, Fulton, Salisbury, Weaver, Hindley, Parritt, Vincent, Giripper, Carpenter, 

 Beeston, Christy, Sikes, Brooksbank, Thos. Edwards, Oldham, and Ganon Horsley. 



The Librarian reported that the usual periodicals had been received in exchange. 



Appointment of Auditors. 



Messrs. C. H. Moore and Fred Taylor were again appointed auditors. 



Appointment of Scrutineers. 



Messrs. Fred Booth and J. R. B. Masefield were appointed scrutineers. 

 New Members Elected. 



Mrs. Frances Mary Fisher, Higham, Bassenthwaite Lake, Gockermouth. 

 Henry Charles Huggins, 13, Clarence Place, Gravesend. 

 J. S. M. Ward, B.A., The Whym, Gomshall, Surrey. 



Candidates Proposed for Membership. 



Cyril Diver, Priory House, Dover College, Dover. 

 James W. Mercer, 13, King Street, Kettering. 

 L. Dawes, Hambledon, Hants. 



Resignations. 

 A. Abercrombie. 

 Jas. C. Blackmore, F.C.S. 

 V. B. Crowther-Beynon, M.A., F.S.A. 

 Miss Glover. 

 Mrs. Skilton, 

 J. Grafton Milne. 

 G. Bartlet Span. 



Members Deceased. 



Miss J. E. Linter. 



W. J. O. Holmes, F.L.S. 



Reports and Balance Sheet. 



The Annual Report of the Council (see p. 26), and the Treasurer's Report, 

 including Balance Sheet for 1908 and interim Balance Sheet up to October 13th, 

 1909 (see p. 27), were presented and adopted. 



Reports of the Leeds and London Branches (see p. 30) were presented and 

 adopted. 



Election of Officers and Committee. 



The Scrutineers reported that thirty-seven valid papers had been received, and 

 that the Officers and Council as nominated had been unanimously elected (see p. 2). 



