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being a record, it is found that the number issued during the 

 session just ended is over the average of the previous five years. 

 Part II. of Volume VI., which was issued to the Members during 

 the month of September, is now being sent to the various 

 British Societies and Institutions with which the Society 

 exchanges publications. The usual number of exchanges have 

 been received during the past year. These now include nearly 

 all the Scottish Societies of importance which issue publications. 



" Ten volumes have been presented the Library during the 

 past year by Members and friends, and to them our best thanks 

 are tendered. 



" Eleven volumes have been added by purchase during the 

 same period. 



" The Foreign and Colonial publications received during the 

 session have, as usual, been placed in the Mitchell Library, 

 where they may be consulted or borrowed at any time during 

 the hours when the Library is open. 



" The books in the Societ/s Library are all in good condition. 

 The Transactions and magazines are all bound up to date." 



The Reports were all unanimously approved of and adopted, 

 and cordial thanks accorded to all the Officials who during the 

 year had carried on their special work in the interests of the 

 Society. 



The following were appointed as Office-bearers of the Society 

 to fill existing vacancies in the Council : — 



Mr. Peter Ewing, F.L.S., as President. Mr. Somerville, whose 

 term of office expired at this meeting, stated that Mr. Ewing 

 had been alone nominated for the position of President. On 

 being unanimously elected, Mr. Ewing took the chair, and, in 

 returning thanks for the honour, referred to the influence of the 

 Society upon his work as a naturalist, and said that he owed the 

 active interest he had taken in botanical work almost entirely 

 to this institution. He also spoke in very high terms of the 

 ability and earnestness shown by the retiring President, Mr. 

 Somerville, and stated that to his enthusiastic labours the 

 present prosperous condition of the Society was in great measure 

 owing. 



Dr. T. Beath Henderson was elected Vice-President; Dr. 

 Robert Brown, Hon. Secretary; Mr. John Renwick, Hon. 



