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Animal Business Meeting. 



[Sess. 



Field Meetings: 1888 — May 5, Craigmillar Castle; May 

 12, Hawthorn den to Polton ; May 19, Hailes Quarry; May 

 26, Beeslack ; June 2, no excursion; June 6, Eestalrig ; 

 June 9, no excursion; June 16, Dalmalioy Crags ; June 20, 

 Caroline Park; June 23, Driving Excursion to Loganlee ; 

 June 30, Caribber Glen; July 4, no excursion; July 7, no 

 excursion; July 14, Driving Excursion to Gullane ; July 18, 

 Blackford Quarry; July 21, no excursion. 



The Financial Statement showed that, including a balance 

 of £16, 8s. 9d. from last account, the income had been 

 £73, 18s. 9d., and the expenditure £64, 10s. 11 gd., leaving 

 a balance in favour of the Society of £9, 7s. 9|-d. 



The election of Office-bearers for Session 1888-89 was 

 next proceeded with, when, after the vacancies were filled up, 

 the complete list stood as under : — 



President 



Dr William Watson. 



Vice-Presidents. 



RoBEKT Stewart, S.S.C. | George Bird. 



William Foegan. 



John Allan. 

 J. D. Murray. 

 John Lindsay. 

 Wm. Penman. 



Council. 



Dr J. M. Macfarlane. 

 Jambs Terras. 

 F. G. Pearcey. 

 William Coats. 



Archd. Craig, jun. 

 Tom Speedy. 

 D. E. Young. 

 John Tait. 



Secretary and Treasurer. 



Andrew Moffat. 



Auditors. 



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



During the past Session 31 names have been withdrawn 

 from the roll, and 21 new names added, making a decrease of 

 10, and giving at the close of Session 1887-88 a total roll of 

 ordinary members of 223. During the year two members 

 have died — viz., the Eev. E. F. Colvin, President of the 

 Society from 1877 to 1879; and Alexander Dickson, M.D., 



