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var. oblongata described in 1888, by Melvill, in Survey of ^ 

 Genus Cypnea^ Proc. Lit. and Phil. Soc. of Manchester; an oblong 

 tliinner shell, with less thickened sides, frequently of large size. 



var. cairnsiana described by Melvill & Standen, and named 

 after the late Mr. Robt. Cairns, a small thickened shell, with bright 

 orange base, from Persian Gulf, Borneo and East Indies. 



var. pallida described by Dautzenberg, in Revis. N. Caledonian '^ 

 CypraeidcB in 1902, a white variety, from N. Caledonia. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

 CONCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND. 



4iSth (Annual) Meeting-, Oct. 12th, 1912. 



Held in the Linnean Society's Rooms, Burlington House, London, W. 



The Kev. Canon J. W. Horsley in the chair. 



About 50 members and a few visitors signed the roll. 



Amongst those present were the following : — Rev. J. W. Horsley, Rev. E. W. 

 Bowel), Messrs. L. E. Adams, H. Beeston, C. A. Benn, W. W. Bladen, E. D. 

 Bostock, A. E. Boycott, C. N. Bromehead, R. M. Christy, J. E. Cooper, J. C. 

 Uacie, W. J. Davey, H. J. Durrant, T. Edwards, W. T. Elliott, H. C. Fulton, 

 (i. K. Gude, P. Harwood, G. Humphreys, B. D. Jackson, J- W. Jackson, F. B. 

 Jennings, A. S. Kennard, P. Lawson, G. C. Leman, E. D. Marquand, J. R. B. 

 Masefield, J. Moorcock, J. F. Musham, H. C. Napier, R. B. Newton, C. Oldham, 

 A. M. Oliver. H. W. Parritt, H. B. Preston, P. E. Radley, W. G. Reynolds, 

 W. D. Roebuck, A. E. Salisbury, A. Sich, F. H. Sikes, E. A. Smith, G. L. Sturt, 

 J. W. Taylor, J. R. le B. Tomlin, W. C. W. Vincent, G. H. Weaver, R. Welch, 

 and C. E. Wright. 



Appointment of Auditors. 



Messrs. F. Taylor and C. H. Moore were appointed Auditors. 



Appointment of Scrutineers. 



Messrs. J. R. B. Masefield and A. S. Kennard were appointed Scrutineers. 



New Members Elected. 

 Miss Florence Jewell. 

 Percival Ross Frames. 



Reports. 



The various Reports adopted at the Council Meeting were taken as read. 



Election of Officers and Council, 



The Scrutineers reported that the Officers and Council for the year 1912-1913 

 had been elected as nominated by the Council (see p. 2). 



President's Address. 



The Rev. Canon J. W. Horsley, M.A., gave his Presidential Address on "The 

 Sense and Nonsense of the Names of British Land and Freshwater Shells." 



Mr. J. R. B. Masefield was then voted to the chair. 



On the motion of Mr. J. W. Taylor, seconded by Mr. Peter Lawson, a vote of 

 thanks was passed unanimously to Canon Horsley for his Address. 



Mr. A. S. Kennard proposed and Mr. W. C. W. Vincent seconded a vote of 

 thanks to the Council of the Linnean Society and their Secretary, Dr. B. D. Jackson 

 for the use of their rooms for the Annual Meeting. 



