Transactions. 



DISCHARGE. 



Paid salary of keepei' of rooms £1 10 



,, for stationery, printing, &c. .. .. ... ... 16 6 



,, for periodicals, &c 16 63 



,, for coals and gas ... ... 6 7 



,, premium of insurance ... ... 4 6 



,, Secretary's outlays and postages ... ... ... ... 1 12 10 



„ Treasurer's ,, „ 12 9 



,, expenses of calling meetings, as follows : 



Postcards £4 7 1 



Gratuity for addi'essing same at Is per 100 14 



Robert Johnstone, printer 10 



6 11 1 



,, for six vols, of " Dumfries Journal " ... 5 00 



,, accounts for printing and publishing transactions for 



three years, and for illustrations ... ... ... 47 5 7 



,, miscellaneous accounts 07 2 



£65 13 6i 



Balance of funds in favoiir of society, as follows : 



(1) Cash in Treasurer's hands £0 S 4^ 



(2) Balance in Savings Bank ... ... 11 



— 19 4A 



£66 12 11 



J. A. MoODiE, Hon. Treasurer. 



Dumfries, Oct. 24, 1891. — I have examined the foregoing account, 

 and the cash book of the society, compared them with the 

 vouchers, and find the balance stated to be correct. 



Joiix Neilsox. 



Election of Office-Bearers. 

 The following were elected office-bearers and members of the 

 committee for the ensuing session : — 



President — Richard Rimmer, F.L.S. 



Vice-Presidents — Rev. William Andson, Mr James Barbour, Major Herbert 



G. Bowden, and Mr Thomas M'Kie, F.S.A. 

 Treasurer — Mr John A. Moodie. 

 Secretary — Edward J. Chinnock, LL.D. 

 Librarian — Mr James Lennox, F.S.A. 

 Curator of Museum — Mr James Davidson. 

 Curator of Herhari um — Mr George F. Scott-Elliot, jNI.A. 

 Members of the Council — Messrs John Brown, John Cowan, Thomas Laing, 



Robert M'Glashan, Robert Murray, John Neilson, M.A. ; George H. 



Robb, M.A. ; Philip Sulley, James S. Thomson, James Watt. 



