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Financial Statement would afterwards be prepared by the 

 Treasurer and submitted to the Members. 



Mr. James J. F. X. King, Librarian, reported as follows : 



The Books are in good condition with the exception of some 

 of the volumes of Sowerby's Botany, the binding of which is 

 becoming worn out owing to their being more used than any 

 other work in the Library. 



Upwards of 500 separate pviblications, contributed by our 

 numerous corresponding Societies, Magazines, Institutions, &c., 

 have been added during the past session. The thanks of the 

 Society are especially due to the Directors of the United States 

 Geological Survey for the excellent set of Monographs, &c., 

 which they have recently forwarded to us. 



The Library now contains 678 bound volumes, being an 

 increase of 80 since last report. 



Although each succeeding year shows a steady increase in 

 the number of volumes issued, it is still to be regretted that 

 Members do not avail themselves of the opportunities of con- 

 sulting the works more frequently, as it is only by so doing 

 that they can arrive at any conclusion as to the value of the 

 various Proceedings of Foreign Societies. During the session 

 194 volumes have been issued (of which 88 were given out 

 during the sunnner), as compared with 189 volumes during 

 session 1883-84. 



The Society's Proceedings, vol. v., part iii., has been for- 

 warded to 118 Societies, Magazines, &c. ; while vol. i. (n.s.), part 

 i., has been sent to 120 Societies, &c. 



The Reports were all unanimously approved and adopted. 



The Society then proceeded to the election of Office -Bearers, 

 when Mr. James Dairon, F.G.S., was elected a Vice-President, 

 and Messrs. George R. Alexander, William Craibe Angus, and 

 James Barrie Low, M.A., Members of Council, — the Council 

 being as follows : President, James Stirton, M.D., F.R.C.S.Ed., 

 F.L.S.; Vice-Presidents, Henry E. Clark, M.R.C.S., Robert 

 Turner, and James Dairon, F.G.S.; Secretaries, D. A. Boyd 

 and William Goodwin ; Treasurer, M. C. Duff ; Librarian, James 

 J. F. X. King; Members of Council, David Gregorson, F.E.I. S., 

 D. Corse Glen, C.E., F.G.S., Freeland Fergus, M.B., Thomas 

 King, John Kirsop, F. S.A.Scot., Richard M'Kay, George R. 

 Alexander, W. Craibe Angus, and James Barrie Low, M.A. 



Messrs. John Renwick and William Stewart were appointed 

 Auditors for the ensuing year. 



Mr. John Trotter, 12 Buccleuch Street, Mr. Andrew C. Whyte, 

 L.D.S., 42 Dundas Street, and Professor F. O. Bower, M.A., 

 F.L.S., Glasgow University, were elected Ordinary Members. 



Mr. D. A. Boyd reported that when visiting the woods near 

 Crosbie Castle, West Kilbride, on 26th ult., along with Messrs. 

 Thomas King and Richard M'Kay, he had observed Carex 



