144 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONCHOLOGICAL SOCIETV. 

 THE ANNUAL REPORT, 



Your committee have to congratulate the members on the 

 marked success which has attended the operations of the society 

 during the year, and the continued interest which the members 

 have evinced in its progress. 



At the commencement of the year, it was felt that a num- 

 ber of well-known Conchologists who were not already members, 

 only needed to have their attention called to the existence of the 

 society, in order to at once secure their adhesion. 



Steps were accordingly taken by your President, and a 

 large number of Conchologists promptly responded to his invi- 

 tation. Sixty new members have been elected during the year ; 

 and several more have been nominated for membership at this 

 meeting. Only one member has resigned. 



Two Honorary members have been elected, namely, 

 M. J. R. Bourguignat, of St. Germain-en-Laye ; and Dr. E. von 

 Martens, of Berlin. 



The Donations to the society's Library and Museum have 

 been too numerous to allow of detailed mention here ; but many 

 valuable acquisitions have been made, and the society is greatly 

 indebted to those who have so freely contributed. All donations 

 have been acknowledged in the society's proceedings from time 

 to time. 



Attention has been devoted by your council to the mounting 

 of the collections of the society. Mr. VV. Nelson has been ap- 

 pointed to act as Curator, and on his recommendation the 

 system of mounting in glass tubes has been adopted, as being 

 perhaps the most economical and convenient method of storing 

 the specimens. 



The attention of your council has been called by one of the 

 members to the advisability of making certain modifications of 

 the nomenclature adopted in the ' Conchological Society's list of 

 British Land and Freshwater Mollusca.' 



J.C, v., Jan., 1887. 



