SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS AT MEETINGS. Xlll. 



edible marine fishes must be of the greatest pos- 

 sible advantage in our Sea-Fisheries. The address 

 was illustrated by lantern slides. 



The seventh meeting of the eleventh sessiou was held 

 in University College on Friday, April 9th, 1897. The 

 President in the chair. 



1. In the Zoology Laboratory, among other exhibits was 



a series of drawings of Echinoderm larvae made by 

 Mr. H. C. Chadwick from specimens obtained in 

 the tow-net. 



2. The President gave an interesting lecture on "New 



Guinea; the Country and its Inhabitants, from 

 Personal Observation." Aided by a magnificent 

 series of lantern slides, many of them prepared 

 from original negatives, a vivid description of the 

 country was given ; and many personal incidents 

 were related, which were highly instructive of the 

 customs and habits of the people. The peculiar 

 fauna of New Guinea was referred to, and a number 

 of its more brightly plumaged birds were on 

 exhibition. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded 

 to Dr. Forbes for his address. 



The eighth meeting of the eleventh session was held 

 in University College on Friday, May 14th, 1897. The 

 Vice-President (Prof. Herdman) in the chair. 



1. In the Zoology Laboratory, among other exhibits, 



Mr. Edward Cox described some worked flints 

 found at Spital. 



2. A paper on the Turbellarians of the L.M.B.C. Dis- 



trict, by H. Lyster Jameson, B.A., of the Koyal 

 College of Science, London, was submitted (see 

 "Transactions," p. 160). 



