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Meetings of the Society. 
4. Scottish National Antarctic Expedition : Observations on the Anatomy of the Weddell 
Seal ( Leytonychotes Weddellii). Pt. IV. — The Brain. By Professor David Hepburn, M.D., C.M. 
Trans., vol. xlviii. pp. 827-847. 
5. Scottish National Antarctic Expedition : The Central Nervous System of the Weddell Seal. 
By Dr H. A. Haig. Communicated by Dr W. S. Bruce. Trans., xlviii. pp. 849-866. 
The following Candidates for Fellowship were balloted for, and declared duly elected : — Joseph 
Beard, F.R.C.S., M.R.C.S., etc., and Harry Richardson, M.Inst.E.E., etc. 
FOURTH ORDINARY MEETING. 
Monday , 16^ December 1912, 
Professor F. 0. Bower, F.R.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 
The following Communications were read : — • 
1. The Precipitation of Salts by the Corresponding Acids. By Irvine Masson, M.Sc 
C ommunicated by Professor James Walker, F.R.S. Proc., vol. xxxiii. pp. 64-68. 
2. Jurassic Plants from Cromarty and Sutherland, Scotland. By Professor A. C. Seward, 
F.R.S. Communicated by Dr Kidston, F.R.S. Trans., vol. xlviii. pp. 867-888. 
3. The Antarctic Fishes of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition. By C. Tate Regan, 
M.A. Communicated by Dr W. S. Bruce. Trans., vol. xlix. pp. 229-292. 
4. The Porifera of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition. By Professor Emile Topsent. 
Communicated by Dr W. S. Bruce. Trans., vol. xlix. pp. 579-643. 
5. A Monograph on the General Morphology of the Myxinoid Fishes, based on a Study of 
Myxine. Part V. — The Anatomy of the Gut and its Appendages. By Professor F. J. Cole. 
Communicated by Professor W. A. Herdman, F.R.S. Trans., vol. xlix. pp. 293-344. 
Dr W. T. Gordon signed the Roll, and was duly admitted a Fellow of the Society. 
FIFTH ORDINARY MEETING. 
Monday, 6th January 1913. 
Professor T. Hudson Beare, B. Sc., M.Inst.C.E., Vice-President, in the Chair. 
The following Communications were read : — 
1. Obituary Notices of : — 
(a) Professor George Chrystal, M.A., LL.D. By Dr J. S. Black and Dr C. G. 
Knott. Proc., vol. xxxii. pp. 477-503. 
( b ) David Harris, F. S.S. By Professor D. Fraser Harris. Proc., vol. xxxii. 
pp. 475-476. 
2. The Absorption of Light by Inorganic Salts. No. VII. — Aqueous Solutions of Iron Salts. 
By John S. Anderson, M. A., B.Sc. Communicated by Dr R. A. Houstoun. Proc., vol. xxxiii. 
pp. 35-43. 
3. The Absorption of Light by Inorganic Salts. No. VIII. — Alcoholic Solutions of Copper, 
Cobalt, and Nickel Salts in the Ultra-Violet. By Alex. R. Brown, M.A., B.Sc. Communicated 
by Dr R. A. Houstoun. Proc., vol. xxxiii. pp. 44-48. 
4. On a Method of determining Vapour Densities at High Temperatures and on a New Form 
of Quartz Manometer. By G. E. Gibson, B.Sc., Ph.D. Communicated by Professor John 
Gibson. Proc., vol. xxxiii. pp. 1-8. 
Dr W. S. Syme signed the Roll, and was duly admitted a Fellow of the Society. 
SIXTH ORDINARY MEETING. 
Monday, 20 th January 1913. 
Dr B. N. Peach, F.R.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 
Before the beginning of the public business, the Chairman announced the death of Dr George 
A. Gibson, Edinburgh. 
The following Communications were read : — 
1. Obituary Notice of Professor Andrew Jamieson, M.Inst.C.E., Glasgow, and of John 
M ‘Arthur, F.C.S., Sussex. Proc., vol. xxxiii. pp. 334, 335. 
