152 PRO. CONCH. SOC. GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. 



THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS 



for the ensuing year was next proceeded with, the following 

 members being elected : — President : Mr. Jno. W. Taylor. Vice- 

 Presidents : Messrs. Wm. Nelson and William Cash, F.G.S. 

 Treasurer and Secretary : Mr. Thomas W. Bell. Recorder : Mr. 

 Wm. Denison Roebuck. Committee : Messrs. J. W. Cundall, B, 

 Holgate, F.G.S., Rev. H. Milnes, M.A., W. H. Evans, M.D., 

 Henry Laver, FL.S., and Wm. Denison Roebuck. 



THE LIBRARY. 



During the year several good additions have been made to 



our Library, as follows : — 



"Transactions of the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union," 1878. 



„ „ ,, Sheet Bi. 



Part 3. 

 [All purchased. 

 "Journal of Conchology," October, 1879. 



[By Mr. J. W. Taylor. 

 "Synopsis Molluscorum viventium Testaceorum." 



[By Dr. Kobelt. 

 "Remarks on the Geographical Distribution of the Terrestrial 

 Mollusca," by Mr. C. P. Gloyne. [By Mr. J. W. Taylor. 



" Mounds and Mound Builders in Muscatine County." 



[By F. M. Witter. 



" List of land and marine shells of Australia," by Dr. J. C 



Cox. [By Mr. Jno. Brazier. 



" Reprints of Papers published in the Proceedings of the Linnean 



Society of New South Wales," Vol. iv., by Mr. Jno. Brazier. 



[The Author. 



"Reprint of Paper published in Science News" April 15th, 1879, 



by F. Gray. [The Author. 



DONATIONS TO THE COLLECTION. 



The following valuable donations have been made to the 



Society's collection during the year : 



103 species of the land, freshwater and marine shells of Aus- 

 tralia. [By Mr. Jno. Brazier. 



80 species of land and freshwater shells from Iowa. 



[By Prof F. M. Witter. 



