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of the meetings have, as in previous years, been regularly 

 supplied to the local newspapers. 



The cordial thanks of the Council and the Society are due to 

 the members for their hearty response to the appeal made last 

 session for placing the affairs of the Society on a more satis- 

 factory basis by the introduction of new members ; and it is 

 hoped that the bright prospects of increasing opportunities of 

 work and widening sphere of usefulness, which have opened to 

 the Society, may be realized year by year in its continued 

 prosperity. 



To meet the views of Office-Bearers and other Members who 

 had from time to time suggested alterations on the Constitution 

 of the Society, and provide increased facilities for the more 

 successful accomplishment of the work in which the Society 

 is engaged, the Council, at the request of the Society, have be- 

 stowed careful consideration on the revision and improvement 

 of the Constitution. In thanking the Society for the unan- 

 imitj' with which their various recommendations were received, 

 the Council beg to express the hope that the efficiency of the 

 new rules will be in all respects fully demonstrated. 



Vol. ii., part i., of the Society's Proceedings and Transactions 

 has recently been published ; and a separate issue of the valu- 

 able paper by our President, Mr. David Robertson, F.L.S., 

 F.G.S., on the Amphipoda and Isopoda of the Firth of Clyde, 

 has been prepared in the hope that it may prove of special 

 service to workers in the department of Zoology to which it 

 relates. Part ii., of the Proceedings and Transactions, relat- 

 ing to the work of last session, is now in preparation. 



The Society continues to be enrolled on the list of corres- 

 pondents of the British Association. On the occasion of the 

 recent visit of the Association to Bath, Professor F. O. Bower, 

 D.Sc.i F.L.S., kindly acted as our representative ; and the 

 Society must gratefully acknowledge its indebtedness to him 

 for his services so generously bestowed. 



Special thanks are also due to various members and friends, 

 to whom, during the past year, we have been indebted for the 

 addition of books to the library or for donations to the funds of 

 the Society, as well as to all who have in any way endeavoured 

 to assist in the work of the Society or to promote its welfare. 



The Treasurer (Mr. John RenAvick) submitted his annual 

 Financial Statement, which showed a balance of £122 7s. lO^d. 

 at the credit of the Society. 

 The Librarian (Mr. James J. F. X. King) reported as follows: 

 During the year over 450 separate publications have been 

 added to the Library, which now contains over 1000 bound 

 volumes, all in good condition, the large increase being due to 

 part of the special Libraiy-fund having been devoted to the 



