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NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF GLASGOW 



SESSION 188 1-8 2. 



THE THIRTIETH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, 

 THE SOCIETY'S ROOMS, 207 BATH STREET. 



September 27th, 1881. 



Professor John Young, M.D., F.G.S., President, in the Chair. 

 The Treasurer submitted his Annual Financial Statement, which 

 shewed a balance in favour of the Society of £15 17s. 9d. 



Report of the Council — Session, 1880-81. 



The Secretary read the Report of the Council on the business of 

 the past session. The number of members reported at last Annual 

 Meeting was 230. During the session 33 names had been added, 

 and after making allowance for deaths, resignations and removals, 

 the number on the roll at present was 246 ; being an increase of 

 16. No special meetings had been held, but the eight ordinary 

 monthly meetings had been well attended, and the interest seemingly 

 fully sustained to the close. 



During the year the members have had to regret the death of 

 Mr. Edward Richard Alston, F.L.S., E.G.S., &c, an honorary 

 member of the Society, and also of four ordinary members: — 

 viz., Mr. James Allan, who became a member on the incorporation 

 of the Field Naturalists with the Society, having acted for some 

 years as Secretary to that body. Mr. Arthur Pratt, who joined 

 in 1875, and who for some time served as a member of Council, 

 was much respected and esteemed by all who were acquainted 

 with him, always proving himself a warm friend of the Society, 



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