1178 Proceedings of Royal Society of Edinburgh. 
SIXTEENTH AND LAST ORDINARY MEETING. 
Monday , 18 th July 1904. 
Sir Jolm Murray, K.C.B., Vice-President, in the Chair. 
Mr J. A. Macdonald, Mr John W. Tait, and Dr James Barr 
were admitted Fellows of the Society. 
The following Communications were read : — 
1. On the Histology of the Blood of the Larva of Lepidosiren parctdoxa. 
Part II. Histogenesis. By Dr T. H. Bryce. Trans., vol. 41, pp. 
435-467. ( With Lantern Illustrations.) 
2. Notes on Experiments in Spectrophotography. By J. R. Milne, 
B.Sc. 
3. Note on the Molecular Condition of Nickel (and Iron) Demag- 
netized by Decreasing Reversals. By James Russell, pp. 309-310. 
4. Some Results in the Mathematical Theory of Seiches. By Pro- 
fessor Chrystal. pp. 328-337. 
It was proposed from the Chair by Sir John Murray, seconded 
by Dr Buchan, and carried unanimously : — 
(1) That Law IX. be amended so as to read as follows : — 
“Candidates for admission as Ordinary Fellows shall make an 
“application in writing, and shall produce along with it a 
“certificate of recommendation to the purport below,* signed 
“by at least/owr Ordinary Fellows, two of whom shall certify 
“ their recommendation from personal knowledge. This re- 
commendation shall be delivered to the Secretary, and by 
“ him laid before the Council, and shall be exhibited publicly 
“ in the Society’s Rooms for one month, after which it shall be 
“considered by the Council. If the Candidate be approved 
“ by the Council, notice of the day fixed for the election shall 
“ be given in the circulars of at least two ordinary Meetings of 
“ the Society.” 
(2) That Law XIII. be amended so as to read as follows : — 
“The election of Ordinary Fellows shall take place only at one 
“Afternoon Ordinary Meeting of each month during the 
“Session. The election shall be by ballot, and shall be 
“determined by a majority of at least two-thirds of the votes, 
“ provided twenty -four Fellows be present and vote.” 
* “ A. B . , a gentleman well versed in Science {or Polite Literature > as the 
case may he), being to our knowledge desirous of becoming a Fellow of the 
Royal Society of Edinburgh, we hereby recommend him as deserving of that 
honour, and as likely to prove a useful and valuable Member.” 
