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PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 
MEETING 
Held on the 20th of October, 1897, at 20 Hanover Square, W., 
The President (E. M. Nelson, Esq.) in the Chair. 
Pursuant to notice given at the preceding meeting, June 16th, the 
President declared the meeting to be made special for the consideration 
of the following addition to the Bye-laws, to be called Bye-law No. 65 : 
— “ The Council shall, at the Annual Meeting, propose a Fellow of the 
Society to act as Curator of the instruments, tools, and such other objects 
as may from time to time be confided to his care ; he shall be elected by 
the Society, and shall make an annual report of the condition of the 
objects under his charge.” As this was a new bye-law, its insertion 
would involve the re-numbering of those which followed. 
The President having moved the adoption of this proposed new bye- 
law from the chair, it was seconded by Mr. J. J. Yezey, and being put 
to the meeting, was declared to be carried unanimously, and was ordered 
to be added to the list of Bye-laws accordingly. 
The business of the ordinary meeting was then proceeded with, and, 
in the absence of both the Hon. Secretaries, the minutes of the meeting 
of June 16th last were read by Mr. Yezey, and having been duly con- 
firmed, were signed by the President. 
The following Donation was announced : — 
From 
Den Norske Nordkavs Expedition 1876-78. \ The Editorial Committee of the Nor- 
XXIV. Botanik, Protophyta, by H. H. [ wegian North- Atlantic Expedition , on 
Grau. 36 pp. and 4 pis. (4to, Chris- j behalf of His Norwegian Majesty’s 
tiania, 1897.) j Government. 
Mr. Yezey remarked that this was a valuable donation, and on the 
motion of the President a special vote of thanks to the donors was 
unanimously carried. 
The President said he had great pleasure in bringing to the notice 
of the Fellows of the Society the most excellent and valuable work which 
their Treasurer, Mr. Suffolk, had been doing, namely, the compilation of 
a complete catalogue of about 4000 slides in the Society’s cabinet. 
Mr. Suffolk had been for years working at these slides, putting right 
where possible those which were going bad from age or imperfect 
mounting, and having thoroughly overhauled them, he had produced the 
very valuable catalogue which he now had the pleasure of laying upon 
the table. He felt sure that when they knew what an amount of care 
and trouble had been expended upon the production of this catalogue, 
they would join with him in a very hearty vote of thanks to Mr. Suffolk 
for this very excellent piece of work. 
Carried by acclamation. 
