PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 275 



The club worked quietly and steadily on for some time, 

 papers were read, numerous specimens were exhibited, critically 

 examined and compared with others, and interesting and 

 profitable discussions followed these personal efforts. The club 

 was also joined by a number of Conchologists non-resident in 

 Leeds. Early in 1878 the condition of the club and its 

 position in the natural history world were carefully considered 

 with a view to a re-organisation on a more extended basis. In 

 the result on the 30th of May in that year, " The Conchological 

 Society," as at present organised, was established, with Mr. 

 Nelson as its first president. Since then, as you will have been 

 able to gather from the reports published in the ' Proceedings ' of 

 the society, steady progress has been made ; and through the 

 activity of its members, the society is certainly becoming the 

 recognised authority on all matters connected with the land 

 and freshwater section of Conchological Science. Doubtless, 

 if in answer to the appeal made by the council last year, and 

 now reiterated, those members who interest themselves in exotic, 

 marine and fossil conchology would make the society the 

 channel for their communications, similar results would be 

 attained in those sections also. 



The success that has attended the society since its 

 formation has not failed during the past year. The meetings 

 which have been regularly held each month have generally been 

 of an interesting character. Thirty-five members have been 

 elected, and three have resigned. 



Papers have been communicated by the President, the Rev. 

 A. H. Cooke, Rev. Carleton Greene, and Messrs. J. T. 

 Marshall, J. W. Cundall, Thos. Scott, J. R. B. Tomlin, W. 

 Nelson, and Baker Hudson ; and by Messrs. J. C. Melvill and 

 Jno. Brazier at this meeting. 



The exhibits as in previous years have been both large in 

 number and varied in character. 



The Museum and Library have been enriched by several 

 valuable donations and purchases which have from time to time 

 been made known in the published 'Proceedings.' 



