EAST OF SCOTLAND UNION OF NATURALISTS' 

 SOCIETIES. 



MEETINGS IN KIRKCALDY, 1 885. 



Council Meeting. 



A meeting of Council was held in the Town Hall, on Friday, 

 4th September, 1885, at 12 o'clock. 



Present— -Dr. F. Buchanan White in the chair ; Dr. J. S. Crich- 

 ton ; Dr. Howden ; Messrs. Robert Pullar, George Russell, James 

 Shepherd, Professor J. W. H. Trail, Messrs. J. Martin White, and 

 W. D. Sang (hon. secretary). 



The minute of last Council meeting having been read and ap- 

 proved, the question of the assessment to be levied for the next 

 session was discussed. 



Mr. Shepherd proposed and Dr. Crichton seconded, that the 

 assessment on the several societies should be fourpence per head> 

 which was agreed to. 



Dr. Crichton proposed and Dr. Howden seconded, that the 

 Union should arrange, if possible, for the publication of the Re- 

 ports in the Scottish Naturalist. Professor Trail, the editor, hav- 

 ing cordially assented to this proposal, and stated that the Reports 

 could be reprinted in pamphlet form for distribution to members of 

 the Union, it was decided that this form of publication should be 

 adopted, and that, in consideration thereof a sum not exceeding 

 ;£io should be contributed to defray expenses of the magazine. 



It was unanimously agreed that the next Annual Meeting should 

 be held in Aberdeen, and that the date should be left to the 

 Aberdeen Society to determine. 



The Secretary read a letter from Professor T. G. Bonney inti- 

 mating that the Union had been recommended for election as one 

 of the Corresponding Societies of the British Association, and 

 asking that a Delegate of the Union be named to be present at 

 the Aberdeen meeting of the Association. 



On the motion of Dr. F. B. White, Dr. Howden was elected 



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