iSgo-gi.] Annual Business Meeting. 4/9 



ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING. 



The Annual Business Meeting of the Society was held in 

 20 George Street on the evening of Wednesday, 28th October 

 1891, — Dr William Watson, President, in the Chair. The 

 Secretary reported that 15 general meetings of the Society 

 had been held during the past Session, 6 of which had been 

 indoor and 9 field meetings. The following are the dates and 

 localities of these meetings — viz. : 



Indoor Meetings: 1890 — 26th November, 24th Decem- 

 ber; 1891 — 28th January, 25th February, 25th March, and 

 2 2d April Field Meetings: 1891 — 9th May, Polton and 

 Eoslin; 16th May, North Berwick; 23d May, Newbattle ; 

 30th May, Kinghorn and Seafield Tower; 6th June, Had- 

 dington; 13th June, Culross ; 20th June, West Linton; 4th 

 July, Gosford and Aberlady ; 18th July, Duddingston. 



[In addition to these outdoor meetings, on the 25th of July 

 the Council and a number of the members met at a garden- 

 party, on the invitation of Charles Jenner, Esq., at Easter 

 Duddingston Lodge, where luncheon and tea were provided 

 for the company, and the afternoon was pleasantly spent in 

 examining the floral treasures of this famous garden.] 



The Treasurer reported that the income for the past Session, 

 including balance from last account and donations to the Pub- 

 lication Fund, amounted to £49, 13s. 3|-d., and the expendi- 

 ture to £48, 4s. 9|-d., leaving a balance in the Treasurer's 

 hands of £1, 8s. 6d. It was explained, however, that while 

 these figures represented the actual receipts and disbursements, 

 there was still due the sum of £11, 12s. on the printing ac- 

 count. A small committee was appointed to take steps to 

 wipe off', as soon as possible, this adverse balance. 



It was reported that the membership of the Society for the 

 past Session was 167, as against 180 for the previous Session, 

 — 24 members having withdrawn and 5 members been added 

 to the list during the year, showing a decrease of 19. A dis- 

 cussion took place as to the best means of bringing the income 

 and expenditure of the Society more into accord, in view of 

 the diminution of the membership that has been reported 

 annually by the Secretary for the past few years. It was 



