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PROCEEDINGS, 
268th Ordinary Meeting, 10th March, 1908, at St. Albans. 
Dr. John Morison, F.G.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 
Mr. G-. J. Roberts was elected a Member of the Society. 
The following paper was read :— 
“ Rotes on the post-larval Development of the G-erman or 
Crucian Carp (Carassius vulgaris ).” By G. E. Bullen. Com¬ 
municated by A. E. Gibbs, E.L.S. (Transactions, Vol. XIV, 
pp. 15-18.) 
The author showed a series of lantern-slides illustrating the 
early stages of the development of this species and of fishes in 
general. 
Mr. R. E. Groves exhibited and explained lantern-slides from 
photographs taken by him during a recent visit to Morocco, 
illustrating the life and customs of the Moorish people. 
Mr. A. E. Gibbs showed some butterflies, and Mr. Bullen 
exhibited and described specimens of a desert snail, brought from 
Morocco by Mr. G-roves. 
269th Ordinary Meeting, 24th March, 1908, at Watford. 
Edward Mawley, E.R.Met. Soc., E.R.H.S., V.M.H., Vice- 
President, in the Chair. 
Mr. V. P. Kitchin exhibited an egg of the common fowl 
having the yolk and albumen (“ white ”) in distinct masses 
united by a cord. 
The following papers were read :— 
1. “ Recent Discoveries of Palaeolithic Implements in Hert¬ 
fordshire and Bedfordshire.” By Sir John Evans, K.C.B., 
D. C.L., LL.D., F.R.S., E.S.A., E.G-.S. ( Transactions , Vol. XIV, 
pp. i-i.) 
In the unavoidable absence of the author, owing to illness, 
specimens in illustration of the paper were exhibited by 
Lady Evans. 
2. “ Report on Phenological Phenomena observed in Hertford¬ 
shire during the year 1907.” By Edward Mawley, F.R. Met. Soc., 
E. R.H.S., V.M.H. ( Transactions , Vol. XIV, pp. 49-54.) 
3. “ The Climate of Hertfordshire, deduced from Meteoro¬ 
logical Observations taken during the twenty years 1887-1906.” 
By John Hopkinson, F.L.S., F.G.S., F.R.Met.Soc., Assoc. 
Inst.C.E. ( Transactions , Vol. XIV, pp. 55-58.) 
The paper was illustrated by diagrams. 
4. “ The Soils and Sub-soils of the Rothamsted Estate.” By 
Horace B. Woodward, F.R.S., F.G.S. Communicated by John 
Hopkinson. ( Transactions , Vol. XIV, pp. 59-62.) 
