PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 103 



24th October, 1905. 



Mr. Peter Ewing, F.L.S., President, in the chair. 



This was the Society's Fifty-fourth Annual Business Meeting, 

 and the usual Reports were submitted. 



Meetings. — Ten Ordinary Meetings and one Special Meeting 

 were here held during the Session. These were well attended. 



Excursions. — A programme of excursions was carried out as 

 usual during summer, but, as last year, the attendances were not 

 satisfactory. 



Membership. — This is as follows : — 



Honorary Members, - - 17 



Corresponding Members, - 38 



Ordinary Members, - 227 



Associates,- 11 



293 



Eleven members resigned and nine members were elected during 

 the Session. The Rev. G. A. Frank Knight, M.A., F.R.S.E., 

 having resigned the Hon. Editorship of the Transactions ; Mr. 

 John Paterson was appointed his successor. 



Finance. — The Hon. Treasurer's (Mr. John Renwick) State- 

 ment of Account was submitted, duly audited. It showed a 

 balance of £135 15s, 7d. at the credit of the Ordinary Fund, and 

 £157 10s. at the credit of the Life Members' Fund (page 113). 



Library. — The Hon. Librarian (Mr. James Mitchell) reported 

 that 230 volumes were issued during the year, and 24 volumes 

 had been presented to the Library during the year. The books 

 in the Library are in good condition. 



Transactions. — The Hon. Editor (Mr. John Paterson) reported 

 that the part of Transactions and Proceedings for 1903-4 was in 

 the press, and would be issued shortly. The part for 1904-5 

 would be proceeded with at once. 



Vacancies among the Office-bearers and Council were filled up 

 as follows: — 



As President — Mr. D. A. Boyd. 



As Vice-President — Mr. J. Ballantyne. 



As Hon. Secretaries — Dr. Robt. Brown and Alex. Ross. 



