PROCEEDINGS : SEPTEMBER I9, I903. 21 



New Members Elected. 



Major E. F. Becher, R.A., 2, Berkeley Villas, Pittville, Cheltenham. 

 P. B. Nash, 135, Melfort Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey. 



Candidates Proposed for Membership. 



A. P. Grierson, The Land Commission Office, Dublin. 

 Hugh McClelland, Bryn, Somerville Road, Sutton Coldfield. 

 J. N. Milne, Foylemore, St. Jude's Avenue, Belfast. 

 A. W. Stelfox, Oakleigh, Ormeau Park, Belfast. 

 Gerald M. Taylor, Rossall School, near Fleetwood. 



Annual Report and Balance Sheet. 



The Annual Report of the CoiHicil (see p. 22), and the Treasurer's Report, in- 

 cluding the Balance Sheet for 1902 (see vol. 10, p. 305), and the Interim Balance 

 Sheet (see p. 23), were presented and adopted. 



Election of Officers and Council. 



The Scrutineers reported that forty valid papers had been received, and that, 

 with the exception of one name on one paper, they were unanimously in favour of 

 the list as nominated by the Council. The Officers and Council enumerated in the 

 list (see p. 2) were therefore declared to be duly elected. 



Paper Read. 



" Rare or Local Irish Land and Freshwater MoUusca," by R. Welch. 



Exhibits. 



The President exhibited two of the special collections of land and freshwater 

 mollusca from the National Museum of Ireland, viz., one containing a representa- 

 tive series of the species inhabiting the Atlantic Islands, and another those of the 

 whole Palrearctic Region. 



The former includes several of Wollaston's type specimens. The greater part of 

 the collection was formed by WoUaston, Lowe, Mousson, Morelet, and Scharff. 



The Palaearctic Collection contains over three thousand species and varieties, 

 among which are numerous type specimens of Westerlund, Kobelt, Bourguignat, 

 Mousson, Boettger, Kimakovics, Locard, Fagot, Hidalgo and Naegele. The Presi- 

 dent showed a few of the rarer species of Helices, and referred to the names of the 

 principal conchologists who had contributed to the formation of this large collection. 



Mr. A. R. Nichols exhibited a few of the more interesting specimens of mollusca 

 that have been dredged in deep water off the western coast of Ireland, viz., a young 

 specimen of Peeteti vitreus from 214 fathoms, and a valve o{ Nucidana frigida from 

 345 fathoms ; Dentalium agile, Entalina quinquangtilaris, and Cadulus subfusi- 

 formis from 345 fathoms ; Buccinofiisus berniciensis from 500 fathoms ; Cassi- 

 daria rugosa with animal, from 345 fathoms; and Typhlo/nangilia nivalis from 214 

 fathoms, etc. The following specimens that have been collected in tow-nets off the 

 coast of Kerry were also exhibited, Carinaria viediterranea, Clione li}?mcitta, and 

 Clio pyramidata. 



Miss Amy Warren sent for exhibition living specimens of Vertigo angustior from 

 Killanley, Sligo, and examples oi Donax vittattis var. trimcata from Killala Bay. 



Dr. G. W. Chaster : Examples of the rarer Irish land and freshwater mollusca. 



Mr. Redding : Land and freshwater mollusca from the neighbourhood of Dublin. 



Mr. R. LI. Praeger, B.A., exhibited, with remarks, Marine Shells from the 

 Estuarine Clays of the north of Ireland. 



Mr. P. H. Grierson : Species illustrating the Molluscan Fauna of Co. Kilkenny. 



Mr. J. de W. Hinch : High-Level Glacial Mollusca from the Dublin Mountains. 



Mr. R. Welch showed, in illustration of his paper, Maps of the Distribution of 

 the following species, and the shells themselves in the majority of cases : Hyalinia 



