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paj^er on landslips, another a scientific treatise, of the highest order^ 

 on the origin of the Unionidse, a third related to CaJostylis and the 

 perforate Hexacorallia, a fourth was a discourse on the climatic 

 relations of past times, a fifth was on Belemnites from Central Asia 

 and South Africa, a sixth on Madagascar fossils, and a seventh on 

 remains of Hyopotamus from Eggenburg. All of these are of 

 unusual interest, and some of them, for instance that on the origin 

 of the Unionidae and that on ancient climates, are clearly the writing^ 

 of a master, whilst the notes on Madagascar fossils show how very 

 much more can be learned from Mr. Baron's discoveries, described 

 in the ' Quarterly Journal ' of this Society, than we, who had the 

 fossils before us, were able to infer. To this subject further refer- 

 ence will be found in a subsequent part of this address. 



Personally Dr. Neumayr was singularly quiet, modest, and 

 amiable, greatly beloved and respected by a wide circle of friends. 

 He was elected a Foreign Correspondent of this Society in 1880. 



Amongst the other Pellows who have been lost to us during the 

 past year are Thomas H. Cockburn-Hood, F.ll.S.E., elected in 1868^ 

 who in 1870 contributed to our Journal a paper containing " Geolo- 

 gical Observations on the Waipuru River, ISTew Zealand ; " and 

 James Radcliffe, of Dukinfield, who joined our Society in 1885^ 

 and to whom we are indebted for an account of some very curious- 

 grooves and quartzite boulders in the Roger Mine at Dukinfield. 



As you have learned from the Council's Report, the past year has 

 brought prosperity to our Society. Our Journal has been main- 

 tained without difficulty at its usual standard, and its contents will 

 not, I think, be found to show any falling off in interest. The 

 most important event in the history of the Society during the past 

 year has been the revision of the Bye-laws ; and although the pro- 

 cess was neither pleasant nor quick, I think the Fellows may be 

 congratulated on the circumstance that some necessary improve- 

 ments have been effected without any serious alteration in those 

 regulations which have now, for so many years, been found to be 

 consistent with the Society's well-being and progress. 



It will not, I trust, be necessary to reopen, for many years to 

 come, the questions which were determined by the votes of those 

 Fellows of the Society who were'^able to attend the series of Special 

 Meetings held for the purpose of considering the various proposals- 



