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exhibited two uncommon Insects from the Broads District,, 
and the President described a number of experiments which 
he had made at the Plymouth Laboratory in order to discover 
the means by which burrowing Crabs carry on the process of 
respiration when submerged in sand. These were illustrated 
by lantern slides. 
On October 25th, Mr. F. Balfour Browne read a paper on 
“ The Significance of the Smolt stage in the Salmonidae,” 
and exhibited a most interesting series of photographs illus- 
trating stages in the life-history of the Salmonidae. 
On November 29th, the Rev. J. A. Laurence described 
a remarkable growth of Fungi found in a cellar ; Mr. F. C. 
Hinde read notes on “ The Lepidoptera of the New Forest ” ; 
and Mr. A. Patterson contributed further observations on 
local Natural History. 
On January 31st, 1905, Mr. W. G. Clarke read a paper on 
“ Neolithic Remains in Thetford District ” ; Mr. H. J. Thouless 
exhibited three specimens of different Beetles, hitherto 
unrecorded for Britain, recently captured in Norfolk ; Mr. A. 
Bennett, F.L.S., contributed a paper on “ Sonchus palustris, 
L. and Atriplex pedunculata, L.” ; and the Rev. E. N. Bloom- 
field sent a list of Lichens of Norfolk and Suffolk, and a sup- 
plementary notice of Norfolk Hepaticae. 
On February 28th, Mr. Robert Gurney, B.A., gave an 
account, illustrated by lantern slides, of “ The Life-history 
of Cladocera ” ; and Mr. F. Balfour Browne read a paper on 
the “ Aquatic Coleoptera of the Broad District.” Other 
papers brought forward were : — “ The Water-mites of the 
Broad District,” by Mr. C. D. Soar, F.R.M.S., communicated 
by Mr. F. Balfour Browne ; “ A Refutation of a certain 
Statement in Vol. vii., p. 720, of the Transactions,” by Mr. 
James Edwards, F.E.S. ; ‘‘Notes on the Herring Fistuny, 
1904,” by Mr. T. J. Wigg ; “ Meteorological Notes, 1904,” by 
Mr. A. W. Preston, F. R. Met. Soc. ; and “ Norfolk Rotifera,” 
by Rev. Richard Freeman. 
