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Transverse section of spine of Cidaris.................. Richard Brance. 
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Marine Algz from Geelong Harbour .................. 5 
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Twelve dozen slides, in various media, mounted 
in connection with the Mounting Class ...... 
Section of Ivy (Stained) and other wood sections ...E. W. Napper. 
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The ordinary Meeting of the Society was held on March 2nd, 1882, at Seven 
o'clock. The President, Mr. Thomas Brittain, F.R.M.S., in the chair. 
The minutes of the last meeting were read, and after a slight alteration, pro- 
posed by Mr. Ward, were unanimously adopted. : 
A series of Sketches, illustrative of Mr. Dallinger’s lecture were exhibited by 
Mr. Chaffers. 
The President notified that he had brought for distribution some specimens 
of Puccinia Betonee. 
Mr. E. Ward, F.R.M.S., brought before the notice of the members a new 
and enlarged form of Student’s Stand, with large draw tube, and adapted to 
take the smaller Continental eyepiece. 
Mr. Herbert C. Chadwick, F.R.M.S., read a communication on the caudal 
fin of the Stickleback ( Gasterosteus lecurus ) illustrated by slides and a coloured 
diagram. 
Mr. George E. Davis, F.R.M.S., then gave his paper (which was the first of 
a series) on ‘‘ The Human Eye,” It was an exhaustive paper, and well adapted 
to be read before the Society. The paper was capitally illustrated by photo- | 
graphic transparencies thrown on the screen, and illuminated by the Oxy- | 
Hydrogen Lime Light, under the superintendence of Mr. John Bathe. 
On the conclusion of the paper a short discussion was held, in which Messrs. | 
Fleming, Stanley, Ragdale, and Brittain took part. 
The usual display followed :— . 
Phantom Larva, mounted as a permanent 
object, withoutipressurey.. «i, csnuedasehs es Mr. Miles. 
Ciliary processes, from the eye of an ox...... Mr. Thomas Lofthouse. 
Effect of London Fog on Human Lung ...... Mr. R. L. Mestayer. 
Section of Lycopodium, stained ............... Mr. E. Ward. | 
Transverse section of crystalline lens of 
Biimean KYesiva.. eee Rie hccivnn Bat Mr. E. W. Napper. | 
Pigment cells of Choroid Coat ..c..00.00c008s PP) 
Tail of Stickleback (Gasterosteus leiurus ) 
showing the muscles of the rays under 
Polarized Want. +... Mesema nwa eet Mr. Herbert C. Chadwick. 
Micro-slides of Puccinia Beton® vicceccrers ....Mr, Thomas Brittain. 


