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3. — That specimens sent by members for record, shall be au- 

 thenticated in like manner. 



4. — That members proposing changes of nomenclature in the 

 Conchological Society's List of ' British Land and 

 P'reshwater MoUusca,' and in such other lists as may 

 hereafter be prepared under the Society's auspices, 

 shall forward their recommendations to the Secretary, 

 who will submit them to the Referees immediately 

 concerned. The member will be expected to set forth 

 at length the reasons which induced him to propose 

 any change, and each proposed change must be written 

 on a separate sheet of paper, on which the referees 

 may write their views and decision. Such decision 

 to be afterwards submitted to and ratified by the council 

 of the society. 



The following gentlemen were elected referees under this 

 scheme, subject to their consent to act being obtained : — 



I. BRITISH MARINE MOLLUSCA 



Mr. W. E. Hoyle, B.A., F.R.S.E. 



Mr. J. T. Marshall. 



Mr. Alexr. Somerville, B. Sc, F.L.S. 



2. LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCA 



Mr. Charles Ashford. 



Mr. William Nelson. 



Mr, W. Denison Roebuck, F.L.S. 



Mr. Jno. W. Taylor. 



3 EXOTIC MOLLUSCA 



Mr. James Cosmo Melvill, M.A., F.L.S. 

 Mr. Edgar A. Smith, F.Z.S. 

 Rev. Robert Boog Watson, B.A., F.R.S.E., F.L.S. 



The thanks of the meeting was accorded the retiring Officers 

 and Council for their services during the year. 



