ANNUAL REPORT. tf 



The second meeting was held at Shipley, for an investigation of the Leeds and 

 Liverpool Canal, between that town and Apperley Bridge. 



The third meeting was held at Nostel, near Wakefield. 



The fourth was held at Keighley, for visitation to the old river bed, from which 

 Plano7bis itmbilicatus was reported the previous year. 



The fifth took the form of an excursion to Cark and Grange-over- Sands, and 

 the sixth and last meeting was held at York, for an inspection of the river Foss. 



The important feature of the meetings held in-doors, was the plethora of varied 

 and instructive exhibits by the members, and the consignments of specimens sent by 

 Mr. Roebuck from time to time from abroad, for distribution amongst the members. 



The club has been officially represented as usual at the meetings of the York- 

 shire Naturalists' Union, and reports on investigations made on these occasions have 

 appeared in The Naturalist, the organ of the Union. 



Since this report was given, the club has had to mourn the loss through death 

 of one of its oldest and most honoured members, in the person of Mr. W. Nelson, of 

 Crossgates, Leeds, one of the founders of the parent society and honorary member. 



F. Booth, 1 „ „ 



' V Hon. Sees. 



J. E. Crowther, J 



ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LONDON BRANCH. 



Since the last annual report six ordinary meetings of this branch have been held, 

 at which many interesting shells were exhibited. 



On March 2nd, 1906, Mr. J. C. Dacie, very kindly entertained the London 

 members, when he showed an extensive series of British Littoritice and other shells. 



The usual field meetings were held during the summer. On May 12th we visited 

 High Beech, Epping Forest, and collected Sphyradinni edentuliini, A(a7ithinula 

 aculcata, Vitrea radiattda and its var. viridescenti-alba. The June meeting was on 

 the extreme west border of Middlesex, near Colnbrook and Runemede, thirty-four 

 species of moUusca were noted, the best finds being Zonitoides nitidiis and fine 

 specimens of Vivipara eojitecta. On July r4th we tried the River Brent, near 

 Hendon, but found nothing worth noting. The August meeting was at Bushey 

 Park, where a fair number of fresh-water moUusca were collected, including 

 Pisidiuiii stibtriincatmn, P. pusillum, P. pukhelhim, P. henslozviamim, and 

 P. gassiesianum, also fine Spkctj-itun rivicola from the Thames. A well-attended 

 meeting was held at West Drayton on Sep. 8th ; some thirty-six species of mollusca 

 were collected, the most noteworthy being Zonitoides nitidtis, Hygromia gramilata, 

 Etuonulits fulvus and a faintly-banded form of Vivipara vivipara. The last field- 

 meeting of the season was held at Chipstead and has been reported on separately. 

 During the past year the membership of the Branch has increased slightly. 



i2th Oct., 1906. J. E. Cooper, Hoti. Sec. 



London Branch.— Report on the Chipstead Field-Meeting, 

 Sept. 29th, 1906. 



Owing to the prolonged drought, this ramble, though it took us over some 

 promising ground amongst the beautiful Surrey Downs, did not produce so many 

 interesting finds as might otherwise have been expected. Of Helix poiiiatia 

 only a few dead shells turned up, and only one example of Acanthiniila acnleaia 

 was met with, On a grassy bank near Smitham we found Azcca tridens with its 



