PROCREDINCS : SEPTEMBER ll, I918. 25 



Member Deceased. 

 J. Moorcock. 



Papers Read. 



'■'■ Neritina lltiviatilis a,l Chester," by W. H. Davies. 



^^ Zoiiiloides iiitidits var. viridescens in North Staffs. ," by W. E. Alkins. 



" Liiiniu-a glabra Miill., at Caldon Low, Staffs.," by W. E. Alkins. 



" A Scalariform Specimen of Planorbis carinatus Miill.," by W. E. Alkins. 



Exhibits. 



By Mr. W. E. Alkins : Specimens illustrating his three notes ; also various 

 others from North Staffs., including H. lapicida from Cauldon, V. vivipara, PL 

 Cornells, and L. auric tilaria from the canal at Froghall. 



By Mr. E. R. Brown : Agrioliinax agrestis, very pale form, from greenhouse 

 in Brunswick Street, Manchester. 



By Mr. W. H. Davies : Specimens of a Vivipara, resembling /'. lineala from 

 Bengal, found in the collection of Mr. W. H. Heathcote, and reported to have 

 come from the canal at Aintree. 



By Capt. W. J. Farrer : A living specimen of ZT. lapicida, found with H. vir- 

 gata, near Hesketh Park, Southport (probably introduced). 



By Mr. J. G. Kitchen : Liiiiiiica stagnalis, curiously eroded, from Ashley, 

 Cheshire, and other species. 



By Mr. G. C. Spence : P. rotiindata var. grisea and H. striolata var. I'ubens 

 from Prestatyn. 



In the Special Exhibit, Macrocerainus, series were shown by Mrs. Gill, Messrs. 

 R. Standen, G. C. Spence, and J. G. Kitchen. 



474th Meeting, held at the Manchester Museum, Sept. nth, 1918. 



Mr. J. Ray Hardy in the chair. 



Donations to the Library announced and thanks voted : — 



Papers from Messrs. R. i\. Phillips and A. W. Stelfox ; also " Fourth Annual 

 Report, Lancashire and Cheshire Fauna Committee." 



Donations to Autograph Collection : — 



P'rom Mr. E. Collier : J. R. Redding, F. N. Fierke, Wm. Baillie, J. H. James, 

 L. J. Smith, John Hawell, J. Grafton :Milne, and D. D. Baldwin. 

 New Members Elected. 



Clyve Cordiikes Laverack, Ph.C, M.P.S. 



Maurice Cook. 



Candidates Proposed for Membership. 



Ilarald Miickardt, Drottuinggalan II, Helsingborg, Sweden (introduced by 

 Hans Schlesch and Chas. Oldham). 



E. A. Robins, SwinLon Lodge, Essex Road, Watford (introduced by Chas. 

 Oldham and J. W. Jackson). 



Alexander J. E. Cave, " Avoca," Hill Lane, Blackley, Manchester (introduced 

 by R. Standen and J. W. Jackson). 



W. Falcon, M.A. (Cantab.), Hilton College, Hilton Road, Natal (introduced 

 by H. C. Burnup and J. R. le B. Tomlin). 



Rev. Ralph W. Nevill, M. A., Beighton Rectory, Norwich (introduced by Geo. 

 A. Stephen and J. W. Jackson). 



Rev. IL A. Soames, M.A., F.Z.S., Hazelcroft, Mason's Hill, Bromley, Kent 

 (introduced by J. W. Jackson and R. Standen). 



