SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS AT MEETINGS. IX 



SUMMARY of PROCEEDINGS at the MEETINGS. 



The first meeting of the twenty-fourth session was 

 held at the University, on Friday, October 15th, 1909. 



The President-elect (R. Newstead, M.Sc, A.L.S.) 

 took the chair in the. Zoology Theatre. 



1. The Report of the Council on the Session 1908-1909 



(see tk Proceedings," Yol. XNIIL, p. viii.) was 

 submitted and adopted. 



2. The Treasurer's Balance Sheet for the Session 1908- 



1909 (see ''Proceedings," Vol. XXIII., p. xviii.) 

 was submitted and approved. 



3. The following Office-bearers and Council for the 



ensuing Session were elected : -^—Vice-Presidents, 

 W. T. Haydon, E.L.S., and Prof. B. Moore, D.Sc; 

 Hon. Treasurer, W. J. Halls; Hon. Librarian, 

 May Allen, B.A. ; Hon. Secretary, Joseph 

 A. Clubb, D.Sc. ; Council, H. C. Beaslev, 

 J. Johnstone, B.Sc, Oulton Harrison, Prof. 

 Herdman, D.Sc, E.R.S., W. S. Laverock, M.A., 

 B.Sc, Douglas Laurie, M.A., J. H. O'Connell, 

 L.R.C.P., Prof. Paterson, M.D., Joseph Pearson, 

 D.Sc, Prof. Sherrington, F.R.S., E. Thompson, 

 and (Miss) L. R, Thornely. 



4. R. Newstead, M.Sc, A.L.S., delivered the Presidential 



Address on " Some notes on the Natural History 

 of Jamaica " (see ' l Transactions," p. 1). On the 

 motion of Dr. O'Connell, a vote of thanks was 

 carried with acclamation. 



