PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. 



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SESSION 1916-17. 



November 8th, 1916. '-^^^.J^^f IjlU'^^ 



Dr. Alfred Haeker, F.R.S., President, 

 in the Chair. 



The List of Donations to the Library was read. 



The Names of certain Fellows of the Society were read out for 

 the first time, in conformity with the Bye-Laws, Sect. YI, Art. 5, 

 in consequence of the Non-Payment of the Arrears of their 

 Contributions. 



The President referred to the loss which the Society had 

 sustained during the recess by the decease of its Treasurer, 

 Mr. Bedford McNeill, A.E.S.M., M.Inst.M.M., A.M.Inst.C.E. 

 He spoke of Mr. McNeill's eminence in his profession, and of 

 the services that he had rendered to the Society as a Member of 

 Council for many years, and as Treasurer since 1912. The President 

 mentioned that the Society was well represented at the funeral, 

 and added that he felt sure that the Fellows would associate 

 themselves with the resolution of condolence and sympathy which 

 the Council had addressed to Mrs. McNeill. 



The following communication was read : — 



^ Aulina retiformis, gen. et sp. nov., Phillipsastr<X!a hennahi 

 (Lonsdale), and the Grenus Orionastrcea' By Stanley Smith, 

 B.A., D.Sc, F.G.S. 



Mr. J. W. JACKSOif exhibited a number of facetted pebbles 

 from Pendleton (Lancashire), and stated that nearly 200 of these 



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