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able to suspend their operation ; but lie thoi;ght an effort should be made by the 

 Society to have something done throughout the country in connection with this 

 matter. It would be a very desirable thing no doubt to place the ser\-ices of Dr 

 Aitken at the command of local associations to give lectures. But he would sug- 

 gest that the Society, which no doubt could not apply large funds to this purpose, 

 might do something more than it proposed. It was a little discouraging to say 

 that the expenses of the lecture must be paid for by the local society obtaining 

 the benefit of his services. The expenses might not be very much. He was sure 

 that if Dr Aitken went down to Aberdeen he would meet with great hospitality, 

 and not be put to much expense. 



Mr. ScoTT-DuDGEOX — I thought the chemist's expenses were to be paid. 



Mr. Elliot Lockhart — The fees ; not the expenses. 



After some further discussion, it was agreed that the results be sent to the Com- 

 mission, and the matter generally remitted to the Directors, and with the suggestion 

 as to the deputation. 



LOUPIXG-ILL AND BRAXY. 



Mr. Eliott Lockhart submitted the First Report of Committee on Loupiug-ill and 

 Braxy. 



Geography. — In reply to circulars, your committee have received information that 

 "louping-ill" or "trembling" prevails more or less over the pastoral districts of the 

 following counties: — 



Caithness, .... 

 Sutherland, .... 

 Ross-shire, .... 

 Nairn, .... 



Invemess-shire — Inverness District, 



Fort- William District, 

 Isle of Skye, .... 

 Argyllshire, .... 

 Dumbarton, .... 

 Stirling — Western Division, . 

 Perthshire — South-west, 



West, . 

 Bute, ..... 

 Arran, .... 



Lanarkshire — LJpi)er Ward, . 

 Ayrshire — South, 



Wigtownshire, 



Kirkcudbright, 



Dumfriesshire, 



Peebles, .... 



Selkirk, . . . 



Roxburgh, 



Little knowr. 



Slightlv. 



Slightfy. 



Very slightly. 



Uncommon. 



Generallv prevalent. 

 Do. 



General throughout. 



Not very prevalent. 



Occasionally. 



Common. 



Not very prevalent. 



Pretty gsneral. 



Slightlv. 



Slightl}'. 



In several parishes. 

 j Prevails throughout muirland in Kirk- 

 \ cowan and Penniughame parishes. 



Slightly. 

 J Prevalent in Upper Nithsdale, Annandale, 

 \ and Eskdale. 



Prevails in f)arts of county. 

 ( Prevails more or less over all patrtcral 

 i districts. 



Prevails westward of Jed Water. 



Water, 

 Miuto Hills, 



Jed Water— Upper part, 

 Lower part, 



Lidde.sdale — Whithaugh, 



Between the middle of April and the end of June, the following districts were care- 

 fully examined by ilr. Andrew Brotherston, areompanied either by Dr. Aitken, Dr 

 Hamilton, Professor Williams, or Mr. P. Gecldes ; and through the kind assistance of 

 Mr. Peach, of the Geological Survey, Mr. Brotherston has been able to give tlie geological 

 formation : — 



Roxburghshire — Upper Teviot, Allan !■ L'])per and Lower Silurian and boulder 

 Water, BorLhwick < clay, with occasional trap hills and 



' dykse. 



I Rocks — Upjier GUI Red Sandstone, with 

 \ boulder clay and Lower Silurian ; 

 ( hills volcanic. 



j Carboniferous and Ujipt-r Silurian, with 

 ( trap hills. 



Old Reil Saudstone. 

 J Lower Carboniferous blue clays and im- 

 "N pure liniestone.H, alternating with ma.s- 

 \ sive sand.stones (Cement ^tone serie.s). 

 Selkirkshire— Borthwickhead and Rankle- | Ujijier and Lower Silurian boulder clay 

 bum, . . ( uccasional trap hills and dykes. 



