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arbor escens, H. elongata, very large in size, Webbina clavata, 

 and W. hemisphcerica. The last of these is a very simple 

 organism, of great rarity, and hitherto only known from three 

 specimens — one fossil from the Sutton Crag, the other two 

 from dredgings taken by Messrs. Norman and Robertson off the 

 Durham coast. In a dredging recently taken by their fellow- 

 member, Mr. Hamilton M'Cleery, in shallow water, Strangford 

 Lough, no fewer than 85 different species of Foraminifera were 

 obtained, two of them, Ammodiscus shoneanus and Discorbina 

 parisiensis, being very rare forms. 



The following new members were elected : — Miss F. Whitaker, 

 Messrs. David Fulton, John Hungerford, Benjamin Hobson, 

 Henry Barnes, and James Megahy. 



The second business meeting was held on Tuesday evening, 

 December 20th. Before the commencement of the meeting a new 

 departure was made in the providing of tea in the lower room 

 for members and visitors, and, to judge from the number that 

 availed themselves of the excellent repast provided by the Com- 

 mittee of lady members in charge, there can be little doubt that 

 the new institution will be both of convenience and of social 

 value to the members and their friends. When tea had been 

 disposed of, the President took the chair at 7.30. 



The first communication brought forward was a paper by Mr. 

 Edward M'Connell entitled " Notes on the Geology of New 

 Zealand,'' which was read by the senior secretary. The 

 general characteristics of the island were first discussed — its 

 climate, agriculture, and physical features. The geological 

 formations of New Zealand are varied, almost all the periods 

 being represented, from Azoic to Recent. Metamorphic schists 

 are represented in Westland, Nelson, and Otago. They contain 

 deposits of magnetic iron ore, from which much gold has been 

 derived. Nuggets have been found valued at from £2$ to £bo. 

 Silver, antimony, and pyrites are found in large quantities in the 



