﻿part 1] ANNUAL REPORT. xi 



The former Assistant Librarian, Mr. William Rupert Jones, who 

 entered the Society's service as long ago as 1873, and retired on a 

 pension in May 1913, died suddenly on December 17th last from 

 heart-failure. 



The fourth part of Vol. LXX of the Quarterly Journal and the 

 first part of Vol. LXXI were issued in 1915. The absence of the 

 Assistant Secretary on War Office work has necessitated consider- 

 able delay in passing the Journal through the press. Also, on 

 account of the manifold duties devolving upon the Assistant 

 Librarian, it has not been found possible to make any progress 

 with No. 20 of the Geological Literature (for 1913). 



A Special General Meeting of the Society was held on March 

 10th, 1915, at 7.45 p.m. (before the Ordinary Meeting), when the 

 following Motions were considered : — 



(«) That Bye-Law Section VI, Art. 4, shall be modified to the effect 

 that ' The Contributions from any Fellow serving with His Majesty's 

 Forces may, on the motion of the Treasurer, be remitted in whole or in 

 part by the Council.' This modification of the Bye-Law to remain in 

 force during the continuance of the war and no longer. 



(b) That Bye-Law Section XII, Art. 1, be altered to read ' Afternoons 

 or Evenings ' instead of ' Evenings.' 



(c) That Bye-Law Section XII, Art. 2, be repealed, and the following 

 substituted : — 



' Due notice of the days and hours of meeting shall be given to every 

 Fellow whose address is known.' 



Motion (a) was carried nemine contradicente. 



Motion (b) was, after discussion, carried by 18 votes to 15. 



Motion (c) was carried nemine contradicente. 



Also, at the same Special General Meeting, the Fellows present 

 confirmed the appointment of Mr. Charles Panzetta Chatwin as 

 Assistant Librarian. 



In accordance with the provision of («) the Council has, on the 

 motion of the Treasurer, remitted the contributions of 19 Fellows 

 now serving with His Majesty's Forces. 



In accordance with the -provision of (b) the Council decided, 

 on October 22nd, 1915, that, for the present, the Ordinaiy Meetings 

 be held at 5.30 p.m. 



During the past year the Apartments of the Society have been 

 used for General or for Council Meetings by the Mineralogical 

 Society, the Palseontographical Society, the Ray Society, the 

 British Association, the Institution of Mining & Metallurgy, the 

 Institution of Mining Engineers, and the Institution of Water 

 Engineers. 



The thirteenth Award from the Daniel-Pidgeon Trust Fund 

 was made on March 24th, 1915, to Edward Talbot Paris, B.Sc, 

 who proposed to continue his researches on the Lamellibranchia of 

 the Rhaatic, Lias, and Lower Oolites of England. 



The following Awards of Medals and Funds have also been 

 made : — 



The Wollaston Medal is awarded to Dr. Alexander Petrovich 



