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Mr. K. H. Jones exhibited a fine series of British land and freshwater 
shells, including a remarkably thin form of He/¢x nemoralis from Denbigh- 
shire; 7. hortensis var. minor, and scalariform A. caperata from Bassen- 
thwaite ; and three drawers of Unionidee, chiefly illustrating the variation in 
size and shape of Anodonta cygnea, from a pond at Middlewood, Cheshire, 
where it lives in company with Uz20 pictorwm var. grands (Braun)—50 per 
cent of which have salmon-coloured nacre. 
Mr. R. D. Darbishire exhibited a collection of marine shells from China 
Seas, containing many rare and beautiful species. 
Mr. T. Edwards exhibited Bzccinum undatum vars. cartnatum and 
sinistrorsum ; Fusus antigewus vars. sinistrorsun and scalartforme from 
Margate; Helix nemoralis with double lip, H. ertcetorum monst. scalartiforme 
and Planorbis carinatus monst. scalarzforme from Leicester ; and other shells. 
Mr. L. E. Adams exhibited a remarkable form of Helix aspersa: 
animal a true albino—white with pink eyes-—shell unusually dark, from 
Northampton. 
Mr. R. Standen exhibited a collection of British and exotic Scalaridze, 
illustrating Tryon’s classification. 
Mr. T. Rogers exhibited new species of Achatinellz, recently figured 
and described in the Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of 
Philadelphia, by D. D. Baldwin. 
The Manchester Museum exhibited a number of drawers containing 
selections from various groups of the collection: Conus, Cyprzea, Voluta, 
Mitra, Pleurotoma, Achatinellz, Tellina, Neritina, Cyclostoma, etc., and a 
fine series of A/zillerza lobata from River Magdalena, Bogota, and Bartlettia 
stefanensis from Upper Amazons, Peru. The general Museum collection 
displayed in the table cases, was also open to the inspection of the members. 
The ‘‘ Charles Oldham Collection,” containing a complete set of British 
Land and Freshwater Mollusca from many localities was also exhibited. 
At 5 p.m. the members partook of tea in the College Refectory. 
At 6 p.m. the Annual Meeting was held in the Zoological Laboratory, 
_Owens College. 
Mr. J. Cosmo Melvill, President, took the chair, and the following were 
‘present :—Messrs. R. D. Darbishire, W. E. Hoyle, I. R. Sykes, T. Rogers, 
Hy. Coates, W. H. Heathcote, R. Wigglesworth, J. R. B. Masefield, 
R. Cairns, W. Moss, J. R. Hardy, P. B. Mason, Rev. H. G. Barnacle, 
Hy. Hill, E. C. Stump, L. Shackleford, C. Oldham, A. Leicester, 
W. Burgess, R. Standen, G. Renshaw, K. H. Jones, and several visitors. 
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. 
Appointment of Scrutineers. 
Messrs. W. H. Heathcote and A. Leicester were appointed scrutineers. 
Annual Report. 
The Annual Report of the Council and the Treasurer’s Balance Sheet 
were read, and on the motion of the Rey. H. G. Barnacle, adopted. 
