PROCEEDINGS OP THE EAST OP SCOTLAND UNION OP 

 NATURALISTS' SOCIETIES. 



PERTH MEETINGS, 1887. 



Abstract Minutes. 



2 ist May, 1887. The Council met in Perth in the rooms of the 

 Perthshire Society of Natural Science. Six members were present, 

 Dr. Buchanan White being in the chair. The usual formal business 

 was passed. Mr. Sang intimated that, owing to an increase of pro- 

 fessional work, he must resign the posts of Secretary and Treasurer 

 to the Union at the next annual meeting. Col. Drummond-Hay 

 was nominated as President-elect for the ensuing year, but was 

 obliged to decline owing to the state of his health. Mr. John Roy, 

 Aberdeen, was thereafter appointed President-elect. 



12th July. A meeting of Council was held in the Museum of the 

 P. S. N. S. Twelve members were present, Dr. Buchanan White 

 being in the chair. The Treasurer submitted his financial statement 

 for the year, and Messrs. Forrester and J. Martin White were 

 appointed auditors. The assessment for the year was fixed at 4d. 

 per member, as before. It was resolved that the Proceedings of the 

 Union should be published in the Scottish Naturalist as before, it 

 being left to the Treasurer and Editor to arrange as to details. 

 Prof. Trail was reappointed Editor. Dr. Howden was appointed 

 Delegate for the Union at the Manchester meeting of the British 

 Association. On the motion of Mr. Russell, Largo, it was resolved 

 that the Union shall meet in Largo in 1888. 



The Secretary was empowered to have copies of the constitution 

 of the Union printed, and to invite Working Men's Naturalist's 

 Societies to join. 



Mr. W. D. Sang having tendered his resignation as Secretary and 

 Treasurer, Professor J. W. H. Trail was appointed to these offices, 

 subject to his acceptance thereof, Mr. Sang consenting to retain 

 office until the next meeting of Council. A vote of thanks was 

 accorded to Mr. Sang for his past services. 



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