PROCEEDINGS : ANNUAL RF.PoRT OF THE LONDON BKANXH. 3I 



The six indoor meetings, as during past years, have been held alternately in the 

 University, Leeds, and the Cartwright Hall, Bradford, and have for their object 

 special exhibits of British species. Mr. J. W. Taylor has continued his interesting 

 accounts of the life-history, habits, and distribution of each species exhibited. The 

 winter meetings are well attended, a tribute to the value of Mr. Taylor's papers. 

 Other interesting exhibits are shown from time to time, in addition to the special one. 



The meetings of the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union continue to he) officially 

 attended, of which Union, for this year, Mr. Taylor has the honour of being 

 President. The membership at the present, time is twenty-four, with three 

 corresponding members. Mr. J. W, Carter, F.E.S., of Bradford, is President. 



F. Booth, ffo/t. Sec. 



ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LONDON BRANCH. 



Since our last report eleven meetings of this Branch have been held. 



The winter evening meetings (six in number) were well attended, and the 

 exhibits in many instances were excellent : generally speaking, they were more 

 numerous and of greater interest than during any past session. 



In connnection with these meetings, we are deeply indebted to Mr. J. C. Dacie 

 for kindly placing a room at our disposal. As Canon Horsley accepted a country 

 living last autumn, we were not only deprived of his genial company but also of the 

 privilege of meeting at his house. 



The field meetings this summer were disappointing. On three occasions the 

 weather was distinctly bad. The attendance was small and very little collecting 

 was accomplished. J. E. Cooper, Hon. Sec 



416th Meeting-, held at the Manchester Museum, Nov. 13th, 1912. 



Mr. E. Collier in the chair. 



Additions to the Library announced and thanks voted : 



" Stephen Clessin : Nekrolog," by F. Borcherding. "The Terrestrial Mollusca 

 of the Great Blasket and Beginish," by A. W. Stelfox. " Northern and Arctic 

 Invertebrates in the collection of the Swedish State Museum : V. Prosobranchia : 

 I Diotocardia," by Nils Odnher (from the respective authors). " Beilrage zur 

 Meeresfauna der Insel Mauritius und der Seychellen ; Mollusken," by Prof. E. von 

 Martens (from J. W. Taylor) ; and the usual periodicals received in exchange. 



Donations to the Cabinet announced and thanks voted : 



Voucher specimens, per the Hon. Recorder : Helicella caperata and H. nifescens 

 from Currygrane, Co. Longford, from Mrs. A. Wilson ; Hygromia 7'ti/escens, Bam- 

 burgh, from Mr. A. M. Oliver ; H. nifescens, Darlington, from Mr. B. R. Lucas. 



By Mr. E. D. Marquand : Vertigo siibsti-iata, from Guernsey. 



By Mr. R. Welch : A mounted series of Helicella heripensis, H. capeiata, 



Valvata cHstata, V. macyostoma, V. piscinalis, Planorbis vorticnlus and P. vortex, 



from which the photograph was taken for the plate illustrating Mr. A. W. Stelfox's 



papers dealing with these species in Proc. Mai. Soc. , vol. x., part I., March, 1912, 



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Candidates Proposed for Membership. 



Thomas Bonner-Chambers, Huccomhe, Stockenham, Kingsbridge, S. Devon. 

 L. R. W. Loyd, 17, Sandringham Court, Maida Vale, W, 



