28o JOURNAL OF CONCHOLOGY, VOL. IS, NO. 9, MAY 1ST, tgiS. 



It was decided to have the following Special Exhibits : 



January 9th - Genus Turrictila of Mitrida:. 



February 13th - Natica. 

 March l ^th - Area. 



467th Meeting-, held at the Manchester Museum, December 12th, 1917 



Mr. B. R. Lucas in the chair. 



Donations to the Library announced and thanks voted : 

 From Messrs. J. C. Melvill, Hans Schlesch, E. W. Bowell, and the Marchese 

 di Monterosato. 



New Members Elected. 



L. Bryan Langmead. 

 John Morley. 



Rev. F. H. Wood. 

 Ernest Pattison. 



Members Deceased. 



Exhibits. 



By Mr. W. H. Davies: A subscalariform specimen of Hygyomia striolafa from 

 Ansdell, Lanes. 



By Mr. G. C. Spence: Riebeckia socoiraita from Socotra; and Bercndtia 

 taylori from Lower California. 



In the special exliibit of Canicciia, interesting scries were shown by Messrs. 

 E. Collier, R. Standen, G. C. Spence, Mrs. Gill, and the Manchester Museum. 



468th Meeting, held at the Manchester Museum, January 9th, 1918. 



Mr. B. R. Lucas in the chair. 



Donations to the Library announced and thanks voted : 



From Messrs. J. R. Ic B. Tomlin, A. S. Kennard, B. B. Woodward, and H. 



Schlesch. Also Part 95 of the " Manual of Conchology,'' presented by Dr. H. A. 



Pilsbry. 



Donations to the Cabinet announced and thanks voted : 



The types and figured specimens of the Pisidia dealt with in the paper on 



"The Pisidium Fauna of the Grand Junction Canal in Herts, and Bucks., etc.," 



presented by the author of the paper, A. W. Slelfox. 



Candidates Proposed for Membership. 



William Ernest Alkins, Stoneydale, Oakamoor, Stoke-on-Trent (introduced by 

 J. W. Jackson and R. Standen). 



Geo. A. Stephen, F. L.A., City Librarian, the Public Library, Norwich 

 (introduced by J. W. Jackson and G. C. Spence). 



Resignation. 

 E. W. Presbrey. 



Paper Read. 



" The Pisidium Fauna of the Grand Junction Canal in Herts, and Bucks., with 

 an appendix on the species of the genus that occur in the districts bordering the 

 canal, but which have not so far been found living in it," by A. W. Stelfox, M.R.I. A. 



Exhibits. 



By Mr. G. C. Spence : Species of Holospira from Mexico. 

 By Mrs. Gill : Several species of Delphhiula. 



By Mr. W. H. Davies : Planorbis dilatatus from the Bolton Canal at Agecroft 

 and CHfton Junction, near Manchester ; also other local shells. 



