SUMMAEY OF PROCEEDINGS AT MEETINGS. Xlll. 



1. Mr. I. C. Thompson read a letter from Mr. W. S. 



McMillan giving some details of his biological 

 work in the West Indies. 



2. Mr. E. Archer drew attention to the appointment of 



a Superintendent to the new Sea-Fishery Board 

 under the Lancashire County Council. On the 

 motion of Prof. Herdman, seconded by Mr. Archer, 

 the Secretary was instructed to inform the chair- 

 man of the County Council "that the Liverpool 

 Biological Society learn with pleasure of the estab- 

 lishment of a Sea-Fishery Board under the County 

 Council of Lancashire and of the election of a 

 Superintendent, to whom they will be pleased to 

 afford all possible assistance in the prosecution of 

 his labours." 



3. Mr. I. C. Thompson exhibited with remarks an abnor- 



mal egg. 



4. Prof. Herdman exhibited with remarks a supposed 



mummy kitten from Egypt. 



5. Mr. J. Hornell read a Report on the Polychgetous 



Annelids of the L.M.B.C. District. (See Trans- 

 actions, p. 223.) 



The seventh meeting of the Society was held at Uni- 

 versity College on Friday, April 10th, Mr. T. J. Moore, 

 President, in the chair. 



1. The Secretary read a communication from Dr. Hurst 



suggesting certain experiments on peas, with the 

 view of testing the results obtained by Mr. Francis 

 Galton. 



2. Prof. Herdman made some observations on the results 



of a recent visit of some members of the Society to 

 Hilbre Island. The animals collected on that occa- 

 sion were exhibited. 



