SUMMAEY of PBOCEEDINGS at the MEETINGS. 



The first meeting of the ninth session was held at 

 University College on Friday, 12th October, 1894 ; Prof. 

 Gotch, F.K.S., President, in the chair. 



1. The Eeport of the Council on the Session 1893-94 (see 



"Proceedings," Vol. VIII., p. viii.) was read and 

 adopted. 



2. The Treasurer's Balance Sheet for the Session 1893-94 



(see "Proceedings," Vol. VIIL, p. xxix.) was 

 submitted and approved. 



3. The Librarian's Eeport (see "Proceedings," Vol. VIIL, 



p. xxv.) was submitted and approved. 



4. The following Office-bearers and Council for the ensuing- 



Session were elected : — Vice-Presidents, Prof. W. A. 

 Herdman, D.Sc., E.E.S., John Newton, M.E.C.S.; 

 Hon. Treasurer,]!. C. Thompson, F.L.S.,F.E. M.S.; 

 Hon. Librarian, E. Hanitsch, Ph.D. ; Hon. Secre- 

 tary, Joseph A. Clubb, B.Sc. (Vict.) ; Council, H. 

 C. Beasley, H. 0. Forbes, LL.D., F.Z.S., E. J. 

 Harvey Gibson, M.A., F.L.S., W. J. Halls, J. 

 Sibley Hicks, M.D., Alfred Leicester, G. H. Morton, 

 F.G.S., T. C. Eyley, W. E. Sharp, A. T. Smith, 

 Jun.,W. J. Stewart, B.A., and A. 0. Walker, F.L.S. 



5. Prof. E. J. Harvey Gibson exhibited some recent 



additions to the Herbarium of the Botanical Depart- 

 ment of University College. 



6. Mr. Joseph A. Clubb, B.Sc, exhibited with remarks a 



series of trays illustrating Insect metamorphoses 

 from the Bootle Free Public Museum. 



7. Dr. H. 0. Forbes exhibited a living specimen of the 



African Mud-fish (Protopterus annectens) with re- 



