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of the last pair is abnor malty enlarged and furnished with 
a hinged joint to enable it to grasp. Mr. Boyd then 
explained that the real penis of Argulus was to be found in 
the usual position, viz. : between the last pair of legs. 
On the motion of Mr. C. Bailey, it was resolved that Mr. 
Boyd’s communication be recommended to the parent Society 
for publication in the Memoirs. 
Annual Meeting, April 9th, 1883. 
J. Cosmo Melvill, M.A., F.L.S., President of the Section, 
in the Chair. 
The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. 
Mr. Henry Hoyle Howorth, F.S.A., of Derby House, 
Eccles, and 8, St. James’s Square, Manchester, Barrister-at- 
Law, was elected a member of the Section. 
The Honorary Secretary’s Report and the Honorary 
Treasurer’s Report and Accounts of the Session were pre- 
sented and read by the Honorary Treasurer, and after 
slight alteration and the insertion of Dr. Alcock’s second 
paper on the Development of the Frog, read at the Annual 
Meeting, 1882, in the former. 
On the motion of Mr. J. Boyd, seconded by Dr. Tatham, 
it was resolved that they be received, adopted, and printed. 
The President informed the meeting that the Council 
recommended the abandonment for the present of the 
proposed dredging excursion. 
