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307th Meeting, Feb. 12th, 1902. 



Mr. Edward Collier in the chair. 



Donations to the Library announced and thanks voted : 

 " Land und Siisswasser conchylien von Ukerewe, etc." by Dr. E. von Martens. 

 " Sur Torganisation interne diW Fieiirofo/itan'a beyrichi,^' by E. L. Bouvier and H. 

 Fischer. '* On two new and three hitherto unfigured species of Plectopylis from 

 Tonkin," by G. K. Gude (ftoin the authors) ; and the usual publications received in 

 exchange. 



New Members Elected. 



Walter J. Hall, Manchester Museum, Owens College, Manchester. 



John T. Wadsworth, 15, Deramore Street, Moss Side, Manchester. 

 Candidate Proposed for Membership. 



Mr, Ernest Pattison. 



Papers Read. 



" Note on the Drying of Chitons," by J. G. Edwards. 



"A few notes on Imported Mollusca," by W. A. Green, communicated by R. 

 Welch. 



Exhibits. 



By Mr. B. R. Lucas : Clausilia dorri, CI. giardi, and Pto-ocyclos nainbuensis, 

 from Tonkin ; JulUenia harmandi, J. nodata. from Mekong ; and Amphidromus 

 perversjis, from Poulo Condore. 



By Mr. R. Standen ; Chiton {Craspedochihts) cinereus, from Colwyn Bay, illus- 

 trating the method of tying the specimens, as collected, in order to prevent their 

 curling up. 



On behalf of the Manchester Museum a number of Cuban Helicidte were exhi- 

 bited, and Mr. Edward Collier also shewed his collection, including beautiful 

 series of the section Polyiniia, a group which is peculiar to the island, and includes 

 the varied and brilliantly coloured Helix picta. 



In illustration of Mr. Green's paper on " Imported Mollusca,"' a number of 

 lantern slides were exhibited. 



308th Meeting, March 19th, 1902. 



Mr. Edward Collier in the chair. 



Donations to the Library announced and thanks voted : 



"A revised census of the Marine Mollusca of Tasmania," by R. Tate and W, 

 L. May; "On the genus Acavus Mont." ; "On Despcena cinnainomea n. sp." ; 

 "Non-Marine Mollusca of Norfolk and Phihp Islands"; "Notes on the genus 

 Temesa" ; and "Zoological Record for 1900, Mollusca and Brachiopoda," by 

 E. R, Sykes (from the respective authors). 



Donations to the Cabinet announced and thanks voted : 



Specimens of Lima bians from Millport, from the President ; the specimens 

 illustrating the new records mentioned in Mr. Whitwell's paper, from the author. 

 New Member Elected. 



Ernest Pattison, 52, Regent Road, Leicester. 

 Papers Read. 



" Tapes geograpldais and 1'. puliastra," by J. T. Marshall. 



" A final note on T. geographiczts," by B. B. Woodward. 



" New Records for Surrey and East Sussex," by W. Whitwell. 



Exhibits. 



A series of thirty species of Odontosto?fiiis was exhibited by Messrs. Collier, 

 Hardy, Melvill, Standen and the Manchester Museum, inchtding 0. /enrotrenm 

 Beclc, 0. janeitensis Sowerby, 0. bahiensis Moricand, 0. aconyigastanus Dohrn, 

 0. chatjjpaquimius Doering, 0. pucaraiins Doering, 0, riojamis Doering, 0. 



