Transactions. 



Brought forward... ... £3 11 8 



Paid for Coals and Gas 4 2 



,, Premium of Insurance... ... ... ... 04 6 



, , Secretary's outlays and posts ... ... ... 1 1 



„ Treasurer's Do. ... ... ... 014 



„ Expenses of calling Meetings as follows : — 



Postcards £4 1 7 



Paid for addressing same at 1 s 



per 100 14 



Paid Robert Johnstone, Printer, 



printing same ... ... 1 



,, John Grierson & Son, Joiners, for Botanical 



Cabinet 

 ,, Account for printing Transactions for last 



year 

 ,, Rent for Free St. George's Hall for Mr 



Armistead's Lecture... 

 ,, Miscellaneous Accounts 



Balance in Treasurer's hands 



Dumfries, October 28th, 1892. — 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. 



JOHN NEILSON. 



Election of Office-bearers. 



The following were elected Office-bearers and Members of the 

 Committee for the ensuing Session : — President — Sir James 

 Crichton-Browne, M.D., LL.D., F.R.S. ; Vice-Presidents — Rev. 

 William Andson, Messrs Thomas M'Kie, George F. Scott-Elliot, 

 and James G. H. Starke ; Secretary — Edward J. Chimiock, 

 LL.D. ; Treasurer — Mr John A. Moodie ; Librarian — Mr James 

 Lennox ; Curator of Museum — Mr James Davidson ; Curator of 

 the Herbariuhi — Mr George F. Scott-Elliot ; Members of the 

 Council — Messrs James Barbour, John Brown, Thomas Laing, 

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

 Robb, Philip SuUey, James S. Thomson, and James Watt. 



On the motion of Dr Chinnock, a very hearty vote of thanks 

 was passed to Mr Richard Rimmer, Dalawoodie, the retiring 

 President, for his services during the last four years. 



