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Microscopical. The small collection of about 500 microscope 

 slides includes botanical, entomological, anatomical, and other 

 objects. 



In addition to the above systematic collections, the Society 

 possesses a large number of isolated objects and small groups of 

 specimens of various kinds, which cannot at present be arranged 

 or displayed, but which will form the nucleus of further useful 

 or attractive collections when space can be provided. 



gUitisit Association. 



In 1918, as in 1917, the British Association did not hold its 

 usual meeting, and, consequently, there is no Delegate's Report 

 to be inserted. 



import nf Bdrgate to the (tonferntre of \\\t 

 j^onth-ffiaston 5Jnton of Srinitiftr Sornfes, 



held in London, May 29th to June 1st., 1918. 



I attended the opening meeting of the delegates on Tuesday 

 morning, May 30th. 



The following- suggestions were made by Sir Henry Howorth 

 — that if any of the affiliated societies possessed Type Specimens 

 in their Collections, such specimens should be definitely described 

 and illustrated, and a copy of the paper in which they were 

 described should be sent to the Librarian or one of the Secretaries 

 of the Union to be kept as a record, and also a copy should be 

 sent to the Natural History Museum, or to one of the learned 

 Societies, e.g., Zoological or Linnean. 



2. The Librarian asked that if any members of our Society 

 had any copies of the " Naturalist," especially of early numbers 

 which they did not need, that he would be very grateful if such 

 copies could be sent to him, as he was anxious to make up 

 complete copies, which were now selling for ^"4 4s. 



On Thursday evening, May 30th, Sir Ronald Loss read a 

 most interesting paper on Malaria and Mosquitos in England, 

 after which the following gentlemen spoke : — 



Dr. Buchanan, of the Local Government Board, 

 Mr. Grove, 



Capt. Macdonald, R.A.M.C., 



Col. Castelain, who had experience of Malaria in Africa, 

 Mr. Gahan and Mr. Laing, of the Natural History 

 Museum. 



