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PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

 CONCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND. 



338th Meeting, January nth, 1905. 



Mr. Edward Collier (vice president) in the chair. 

 Donations to the Library announced and thanks voted : 

 "Japanese Oyster Culture," by Dr. Bashford Dean {from the Secretary), and 

 the usual periodicals received in exchange . 



New Members Elected. 

 W. Harrison Hutton, 44, Dial Street, Leeds. 

 W. G. Reynolds, 15, Alfoxton Avenue, West Green, London, N. 



Candidates Proposed for Membership. 

 W. A. (jreen, 4, Salisbury Terrace, Belfast. 

 J. G. Hamling, F.G.S., The Close, Barnstaple. 

 H. M. Walton, B.A., Goodbourne House, Richmond, Yorks. 

 Resignation. 



L B. Brown. 



Members Deceased. 



J. G. Brass. F. P. Marrat. 



Papers Read. 



"Report of the London Branch." 



" Notes on the homing instincts in Slugs and Snails," by Chas. Pannell. 



" Freshwater Shells in masses in shell-marl," by R. Welch. 



Exhibits. 



By Dr. H. Laver : Specimens of Crepiditla foruicata which appears to be gaining 

 ground in the neighbourhood of Colchester and may perhaps become a nuisance to 

 the oyster fisheries. 



A series of varieties of Helix aspersa was exhibited by Messrs. Baldwin, Collier, 

 Jackson, Lucas, Moore and Wadsworth. 



339th Meeting, February 8th, 1903. 



Held by invitation of Mr. Edward Collier at his house. 



Mr. Edward Collier (vice-piesident) in the chair. 



Donations to the Library announced and thanks voted : 



The usual periodicals received in exchange. 



Donations to the Cabinet announced and thanks voted : 



Specimens of Vitrea hammonis (Strom.) Pilsb. and Vallonia excentrica from 

 Edgeworth, Pa., U.S.A., from Mr. G. H. Clapp. 



New Members Elected. 



W. A. Green, 4, Salisbury Terrace, Belfast. 



J. G. Hamling, F.G.S., The Close, Jkrnstaple. 



IL M. Walton, B.A., Goodbourne House, Richmond, Yorkshire. 

 Papers Read. 



"The Rev. John Hawell, M.A., F.G.S.," by Baker Hudson. 



" On the Dates of Publication of D'Orbigny's 'Moll. viv. et foss.,' 'Palcont. 

 univ.,' and 'Paleont. etrangere,'" by C. Davies Sherborn. 



" Opercula of Bylhinia tentaciiiata," by Miss A. L. Massy. 



Exhibits. 



By Mr. J. Wilfrid Jackson : Very large Carditim edule from Ayrshire. 



By Mr. C. Oldham, on behalf of Mr. E. W. Swanton: A fine scalariform 

 example uf llygromia rufescens, taken at Ilaslemere, Surrey, 1904. 



