PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



^WINTER SESSION, 1883-84. 



THE THIRTY-SECOND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, 

 25th September, 1883. 



Mr. John A. Hcarvie-Brown, F.R.S.E., &c., President, in the 

 C'hair. 



Mr. James Coutts referred to the loss which the Society had 

 sustained through the death of Mr. George J. Combe, one of 

 the Members of Council. 



The Treasurer, Mr. Robert J. Bennett, submitted his Annual 

 Financial Statement, which showed a balance due to him of 

 £14 Os. lid. The Statement, Mr. Bennett explained, did not 

 include the Life Members' Subscriptions ; and, with the view 

 of increasing the Society's funds, he recommended that the 

 entry -money should be altered to 7s. 6d., and the annual 

 subscription increased to 7s. 6d. 



The Secretary read the Report of the Council on the business 

 of last Session. 



Report of the Council. 



The Council beg to report that the number of new members 

 added to the Roll of the Society during the past Session was 

 32, being two more than in the previous year. The total num- 

 l>er at present on the Roll of the Society is 9 Honorary, 29 

 Corresponding, and 246 Ordinary Members, giving a total of 28-1, 

 or 14 less than at the beginning of last Session. After allowing 

 for deaths and resignations, the difference is accounted for by 

 the careful purging of the Roll, and the removal of the names 

 of those who had ceased their connection with the Society, so 

 that a new and more perfect list of Members might be issued. 



In their obituary the Council have to record with regret the 

 name of Mr. George J. Combe, a Member of Council, who was 

 connected with the Society for a period of seventeen years, 

 Mr. Combe took a warm interest in all that pertained to the 

 Society's welfare. He was a regular attender at the meetings, 

 and contributed occasionally to the proceedings — the last speci- 

 mens exhibited at the closing meeting of the past Session being 

 shown by him. 



The usual number of meetings were held during the Session, 

 and were well attended, the average nimiber of members pre- 



