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PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 299 
Mr. J. T. Marshall, Torquay, were elected Corresponding Mem- 
bers. The following were admitted as Ordinary Members, viz. :— 
Messrs. David Andrew, Arthur Briggs, Daniel R. Gardner, James 
Goldie, James Guttridge, J. D. Maclaren, M.D., William Macleod, 
James B, Mirrlees, John Roberton, John Jas. Robertson, Richard 
G. Ross, R. Cooper Rundell, David R, Somerville, Alexander 
Sweet, and John Torrance. The following were admitted to 
Associateship, viz.:—Messrs. Alexander Cameron, Allan Gray, 
Robert F. Linn, Donald F. Nicol, J. ©. Oliver, and Nicholas G. 
Reid. 
The Hon. Librarian, Mr. James Mitchell, laid on the table a 
newly-prepared catalogue of the Society’s Library, and a hearty 
vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. Mitchell and his committee 
for their labours in preparing this catalogue, and to Mr. Duncan 
Mackinnon, London, a Life Member, for his great kindness in 
defraying the whole cost, £7, of printing 500 copies for free dis- 
tribution to members. 
Gifts to the Library of scientific works were intimated from 
Mr. Macfie of Airds, Mrs, George Crichton, and the Misses 
Harvie. 
On the motion of Mr. A, Somerville, B.Sc., F.L.S., seconded 
by Mr, James Mitchell, it was agreed to start an Illustration 
Fund to aid in defraying the cost of plates for the Transactions, 
and so to relieve the ordinary funds, Mr. Somerville handed to 
the Hon. Treasurer a cheque for £1 10s., being the amount of two 
subscriptions he had received towards such a fund. 
Mr. Somerville moved that a Standing Committee, to be called 
the Finance Committee, be appointed, and added to the other 
Committees of the Society, to which shall be remitted for con- 
sideration all matters of intended outlay; and he moved further 
that no engagement shall be entered into pledging the Society’s 
credit without the matter having first of all been referred to this 
Committee for their approval. This was agreed to. 
Mr, Somerville intimated that a Life Member of the Society 
had offered to hand over to the Society railway stock, such as 
trustees can hold, to the issued value of £100, to be held by the 
Society in security for the loan to him of the £36 of the Society’s 
capital now lying in the Savings Bank, and to pay to the Society 
4 per cent. interest on the said sum until such time as the 
