SUMMAEY of PROCEEDINGS at the MEETINGS. 



The first meeting of the eleventh session was held at 

 University College on Friday, 9th October, 1896. 



1. The first part of the proceedings took place in the large 



Zoology Laboratory from 7 to 7-30 o'clock. Tea 

 was served at one end of the room and on the 

 tables were a number of exhibits, including two 

 native " fetishes " from the West Coast of Africa ; 

 and casts of Sphmodon punctatus, the Tua-tua of 

 New Zealand, and of the lower jaws of Amphither- 

 ium oweni from the Stonesfield Slate. 

 The President-elect (Henry 0. Forbes, LL.D., F.Z.S.,) 

 took the chair at 7-30 o'clock, in the Zoology Theatre. 



2. The Report of the Council on the Session 1895-96 (see 



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

 adopted. 



3. The Treasurer's Balance Sheet for the Session 1895-96 



(see " Proceedings," Vol. X., p. xxx.) was submitted 

 and approved. 



4. The Librarian's Keport (see "Proceedings," Vol. X., 



p. xxiv.) was submitted and approved. 



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



Session were elected : — Vice-Presidents, Prof. 

 Harvey Gibson, M.A., Prof. W. A. Herdman, D.Sc, 

 F.E.S.; Hon. Treasurer, I. C. Thompson, F.L.S., 

 F.E.M.S. ; Hon. Librarian, Andrew Scott; Hon. 

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

 H. C. Beasley, K. Grossmann, M.D., W. J. Halls, 

 Prof. S. J. Hickson, D.Sc, F.E.S., Eev. L. de 

 Beaumont Klein, D.Sc, Rev. T. S, Lea, M.A., 



