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Meetings was held, on the invitation of Professor Bower, in the 

 Botany Class-room of the University. At the Special Meeting a 

 lecture was delivered on " Scottish Eivers and River Gorges " by 

 Mr. Goodchild, F.G.S., F.Z.S. The meetings were well 

 attended. 



Excursions. — A programme of excursions was carried out as 

 usual, but the attendances were unsatisfactory. 

 Membership. — This is as follows : — 



Honorary Members, - - - - - 17 

 Corresponding Members, - - - - 4.7 

 Life Members (Ordinary), - - - 23 



Ordinary Members, - - - - 210 



Associates, - - - - - - n 



308 



This shows a falling-ofi of 13 compared with the previous year. 

 The difference arises chiefly through the deaths of members. 

 The obituary contains the names of Dr. Ferguson, of Kinmundy, 

 and the Rev. Dr. Stevenson, of Glamis. 



British Association. — The Society continues to be enrolled 

 among tlie corresponding societies of the Association. The 

 President (Mr. Ewing) was the delegate at Cambridge. 



Finance. — The Hon. Treasurer's (Mr. John Ren wick) State- 

 ment of Account was submitted, duly audited. It showed a 

 balance of £133 19s. 3d. at the credit of the Ordinary Fund, 

 and iB157 10s. at the credit of the Life Members' Fund (see 

 page 308). 



Library. — The Hon. Librarian (Mr. James Mitchell) reported 

 that 210 volumes had been taken out of the Library during the 

 year, which is about the average of recent years. Ten volumes 

 were added by gift, and fifteen by purchase. The books in the 

 Libraiv are in good condition, and Transactions and Magazines 

 nearly all bound up to date. 



Transactions. — Rev. Mr. Knight (Honorary Editor of Trans- 

 actions), reported that Vol. Yl. (N.S.), Part III., was issued in 

 January, 1904, and the succeeding part was nearly all in type. 



The vacancies in the Council were filled up as follow.^ : — 



As Vice-President, Mr. John Cairns, Jun. 



