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PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

 CONCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND. 



ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LONDON BRANCH. 



SlNCic our lust report nine meetings of this branch liave been held. The attendance 

 has been satisfactory considering the many calls upon members" time. 



The exhibits were quite up to the average of past years, and included fme sets 

 of Obba, Acaviis, and Thersiies. 



Mr. A. S. Kennard has contributed a very interesting series of notes on various 

 British non-marine shells, with special reference to fossil forms. 



It was not found possible to have the usual field-meetings this summer. 



Once more we have to thank Mr. J. C. Dacie for kindly allowing us to use his 

 office for the evening meetings. 



J. E. CoopiiR, Hon. Sec. 



THE NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE BRANCH. 



Owing to the absence of the Hon. Secretary on active service, it has been impos- 

 sible to arrange any meetings during the past year. 



466th Meeting, held at the Manchester Museum, November 14th, 1917. 

 Mr. B. R. Lucas in the chair. 



Donations to the Library announced and thanks voted : 

 From Messrs. W. B. Marshall, W. H. Dall, Paul Bartsch, and Madame Henri 



Fischer. Also Part 23 of J. W. Taylor's ''Monograph of the Land and Freshwater 



Mollusca of the British Isles " ^purchased). 



New Members Elected. 

 J. H. Adams. 

 W. H. Whitelock. 



Candidates Proposed for Membership. 



L. Bryan Langmead, Uplands, Honor Oak Road, Forest Hill, London, S.E. 

 23 (introduced by W. Denison Roebuck and J. W. Taylor). 



John Morley, A.M.J. Inst. E., Clarence Lodge, Ashburton Road, Trafford Park, 

 Manchester (introduced by J. W. Jackson and W. H. Davies). 



Exhibits. 



By Mr. W. H. Uavies : Nerilina fluviatilis from the canal at Lancaster. 



By Mr. G. C. Spence : Embryonic Clans ilia biplicata from shells collected at 

 Mortlake. 



By Mrs. Gillj Series of Heiiiicardinin and Isocardia. 



By Mr. J. Ray Hardy : Large Planorbis coriieiis (35 x 30 mm.), collected many 

 years ago in the now filled up Cottage Pits, Chorlton ; Planorbis coimeus (white 

 variety) from pit at Birch, Lancashire; and large Planorbis umbilicatiis (18x15 

 mm.), from Mere Mere, Cheshire. 



By the Manchester Museum : A selection of the smaller species of shells from 

 Sao Thome (ex Shackleford Collection). 



In the Special Exhibit of Chlorilis, series were shown by Messrs. R. Standen, 

 G. C. Spence, Mrs. Gill, and the Manchester Museum. 



