PROCEEDINGS OP THE SOCIETY. 291 



British Association. — At the Leicester meeting the Society- 

 was represented by Mr. Peter Ewing, F.L.S. 



Membership. — During the session, 6 new Members were 

 added to the roll of the Society, 8 Ordinary Members and 

 3 Associates resigned, 7 were struck off for non-payment of 

 subscription for several sessions, and 7 were removed by death. 

 Among the last were Mr. Alexander Somerville, B.Sc, F.L.S. , 

 Life Member, and Rev. John Fergusson, LL.D., Fearn, Cor- 

 responding Member, of whom obituary notices were brought 

 before the Society. 



The membership now stands as follows : — 



Honorary Members, - - - 16 



Corresponding Members, 34 



Ordinary Members, - 206 



Associates, - - - - - 10 



Total, 266 



Finance. — The Hon. Treasurer (Mr. John Renwick) sub- 

 mitted an audited Statement of Accounts (see page 306), which 

 showed a balance of £124 5s. 5d. at the credit of the Ordinary 

 Fund, and £157 10s. at the credit of the Life Members' Fund. 



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

 reported as follows : — " During the past year the interest of 

 the Members in their Library has been fully sustained. The 

 returns for the year show a slight falling off in the numbers of 

 volumes issued to members. These are 190, as compared with 

 200 in preceding year. This is about an average issue, taken 

 over the past few years. During the month of February, Part 

 3 of Vol. VII. of our Proceedings was issued to the members, 

 and this part has also been sent to the various institutions and 

 British Societies with whom we exchange publications. The 

 usual number of exchanges have been received during the 

 year. These now include nearly all the Scottish Societies of 

 importance who issue Transactions. Five volumes have been 

 gifted to the Library by members and friends, to whom we 

 owe our thanks. Fourteen volumes have been added by 

 purchase during the session. The Foreign and Colonial 

 Transactions received during the year have been placed in the 

 Mitchell Library. Members are reminded that the Trans- 



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