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During the period of his membership he took an active interest 

 in the affairs of this Society, and frequently contributed 

 specimens and papers at the meetings. He also held the office 

 of Librarian for some time, and afterwards acted as a Member 

 of Council. On his removal to Ireland some years ago, his 

 name was transferred to the Roll of Corresponding Members ; 

 but he continued occasionally to send specimens for exhibition 

 at the meetings, as well as communications on the natural 

 history and archaeology of the district in which he resided. 

 Sir James Watson, elected a Life Member on 29th November, 

 1887, was a former Lord-Provost of the city. He took a warm 

 intei-est in social and philanthropic movements, and was a 

 liberal supporter of every scheme designed for the welfare of 

 the community. 



Meetings and Excursions. — Eight INIeetings were held during 

 the Winter Session, at which many interesting zoological and 

 botanical specimens were exhibited and various important 

 communications read. Reports of the meetings were regularly 

 supplied to the local newspapers. 



Six Meetings were held diu-ing the Summer Session, and an 

 Exhibition of Microscopic Objects took place at the meetings 

 on Ith June and 27th August. 



Eight Excursions were made as follows : 1st June, Cumber- 

 nauld ; 15th June, Campsie Glen ; 29th June, Barrmill and Blae 

 Loch; 27th July, Rothesay and Mount Stuart, Bute; 10th August, 

 Brother Loch, Mearns ; 24th August, Dundonald ; 7th September, 

 Torrance, East Kilbride ; 21st September, Milngavie. 



Lectures. — With the view of keeping the aims and work of 

 the Society before the notice of the public, and promoting 

 friendly relations between the various biological and other 

 kindred Societies in the city and neighbourhood, a special 

 course of five Lectures by distinguished biologists connected 

 with the Society was arranged during last Session, and an 

 m\'itation issued to the members of the various local Societies 

 to attend. The Lectures were delivered as follows : 



1.3th Xovember.— " The Electric Organ of the Skate," by Professor J. Cossar 



Ewart, M.D., F.R.C.S.E., F.R.S.E., F.L.S. ; Sir Michael 



Connal in the chair. 

 11th December.— "Sonic Plant Parasites," by Professor Isaac Baylcy Balfour, 



M.A., M.D., D.Sc, F.R.S. ; Sir James Bain, F R.S.E., 



F.R.G.S., in the chair. 

 8th January.— "The Life -History of an Ascidian," by Professor W. A. 



Herdman, D.Sc, F.R.S.E., F.L.S. ; Sir John Neilson 



Cuthbertson in the chair. 

 12th February.— " Fresh-Water and other Polypes," by Professor D'Arcy W. 



Thompson, B.A., F.R.S.E. ; Mr. Edward Tennant, yr. 



of the Glen in the chair. 

 12th March— "Some evidences of the struggle for existence in Plants of the 



Jungles of Ceylon." by Professor F. O. Bower, DSc., 



F.R.SE., F.Ii.S.; Professor Sir William Thomson, LL.D., 



D.C.L., F.R.S., P.R.S.E., in the chair. 



