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as formerly. The various Office-bearers having been elected, 

 the list for 1884-85 stood as under, viz. : — 



President.— A. B. Herbert. 



Vice-Presidents. 



P. B. GiBB, M.A. I T. B. Sprague, M.A., F.R.S.E. | J. M. Macfarlane, D.Sc. 



Robert Thomson. 

 George Bird. 

 RoBEiiT Stewart. 

 Dr L. Dobbin. 



Council. 



John Walgot. 

 Symington Grieve. 

 Geobge L. BitowN. 

 Charles Fraser. 



John Rattray, M.A. B.So. 

 Archibald Craig., Jun. 

 W. I. MacAdam,F.C.S., F.I.O. 

 Alexander Frazer, M.A. 



Honorary Secretary and Treasurer. — Andrew Moffat. 

 Auditors. — Alex. Matheson, M.A., W.S. ; J. A. Brodie. 



The Financial Statement showed an income, including balance 

 from previous account, of £69, 13s. 5|d., and an expenditure of 

 £44, 2s. 49^d., leaving a balance of £25, lis. Id. iif favour of the 

 Club. 



During the past Session there had been held 32 meetings, of 

 which 12 were indoor meetings and 20 were field meetings, with 

 an average attendance of 50. Tlie following is a detailed list of 

 the meetings — viz.: Ordinary Evening Meetings, 1883 — 26th Oct., 

 29th Nov., 27th Dec. ; 1884— 24th Jan., 28t-,h Feb., and 27th 

 March. Microscopic Meetings, 1883 — 6th Dec. ; 1884 — 3d Jan., 31st 

 Jan., 6th March, and 3d April. Conversazione — 8th April, 1884. 

 Field Meetings, 1884— 23d Feb., Arniston ; 15th March, Arthur 

 Seat •, 22d March, Shore at Granton ; 29th March, Hailes Quarry ; 

 3d May, Sections on Suburban Eailway ; 10th May, North Ber- 

 wick ; 17th May, Sections on Suburban Eailway (second excursion) ; 

 24th May, South Ferry and Forth Bridge Works; 31st May, 

 Crichton to Tynehead ; 7th June, Caribber Glen ; 11th June, 

 Eestalrig Church and Neighbourhood ; 14th June, Dolphinton to 

 West Linton; 21st June, Gosford ; 25th June, Duddingston ; 

 28th June, Cockburnspath for Pease Dene ; 5th July, Balerno ; 

 12th July, Inchcolm ; 19th July, Colinton and the Pentlands ; 

 26th July, Currie and the Pentlands ; 6th Sept., Joppa Quarry. 



During Session 1883-84, 16 names of m miners were withdrawn 

 from the roll, and 60 new members added, making a net increase 

 of 44 and a total ordinary membership of 190. 



[It having been thought advisable to bring the record of the 

 proceedings of the Club iip to the present date (October 1885), 

 the Statement embodying these, read at the Annual Business 

 Meeting for Session 1885-86, is here given.] 



