1886-87.] Annual Business Meeting. 91 



1887 — Jan. 26, Feb. 23, March 23, April 27, May 25, June 

 2 2. (3) Annual Conversazione — March 29, 1887. 



Field Meetings, 1887: April 30, Linlithgow — Palace and 

 Church; May 7, Polton to Eoslin ; May 14, North Berwick; 

 May 21, Dunfermline; May 28, Crichton ; June 1, Arthur 

 Seat; June 11, Driving Excursion to Moorfoots ; June 15, 

 Visit to Pilrig Park Nursery; June 18, West Linton; June 

 25, Gosford; June 29, Duddingston Loch; July 2, Driving 

 Excursion to Carlops ; July 9, Dredging Excursion; July 13, 

 Visit to LeithWalk Nursery; July 16, Haddington; July 23, 

 Balerno ; Oct. 1, Fungus Foray in Eoslin Glen. 



The Treasurer's Statement showed that, including a balance 

 from last account, the income had been £83, and the expendi- 

 ture £66, lis. 3d., leaving a balance in favour of the Club of 

 £16, 8s. 9d. 



The election of Office-bearers was next proceeded with, when, 

 after the vacancies were filled up, the complete list stood as 

 under : — 



President. — Symington Grieve. 



Vice-Presidents. 



Alex. Feazer, M.A. | George Bird. \ Robert Stewart, S.S.C. 



William Forgan. 

 William Bonnar. 

 John Henderson. 

 A. B. Steele. 



Council. 



John Allan. 

 J. D. Murray. 

 John Lindsay. 

 Wm. Penman. 



Dr J. M. Macfarlane. 

 James Terras. 

 F. G. Pearcey. 

 William Coats. 



Secretary and Treasurer.— Andrew Moffat. 

 Auditors.— Hugh H. Pillans ; John Pairman, S.S.C. 



During the past Session 40 names have been withdrawn 

 from the roll, and 5 1 new names added, making a net increase 

 of 11, and giving a total roll of ordinary members at the close 

 of Session 1886-87 of 232. 



Although the Society's field meetings have been on the 

 whole always well attended, there was a marked increase at 

 the meetings during 1887. A new feature of the field meet- 

 ings was the Driving Excursions, of which there were two, 

 both of them numerously attended. More attention was paid, 

 also, to Archseology, four of the excursions having that subject 



