300 Annual Business Meeting. [Sess. 1896-97. 



The Secretary read the following Eeport : — 



The number of meetings of the Society held during the Session just 

 ended was the same as in the previous one — viz., 6 indoor and 16 field 

 meetings. The attendance at the former was better than for the past year 

 or two, and the papers read at these meetings were all by members. The 

 aggregate attendance at the field meetings was 324, or an average of 20 at 

 each meeting, and there appeared to be a reviving interest in the work 

 done at these excursions. Fortnightly meetings for practical work with 

 the microscope were also held during the winter months, and the convener 

 of this section, Mr Crawford, is so satisfied with the attendance and work 

 done during the past Session, that he again offers the use of his laboratory 

 to the members for another Session. The Society is greatly indebted to 

 Mr Crawford for this offer and for other kindnesses. 



The working up of the flora of the county is progressing, and I hope to 

 be able soon to say something more definite about it. 



During the past year we have lost by death two valuable members — 

 Mr C. A. Sonntag and Mrs Davies. Other two have withdrawn their names 

 from the roll, and twenty-seven new names have been added, making at the 

 close of this Session a total of ordinary members of 168. 



The Office-bearers for next Session were then balloted for, 

 with the following result : Dr Davies was re-elected President ; 

 Mr T. Wright was elected Senior Vice-President ; Messrs T. 

 C. Day, F.C.S., and W. Panken were elected Vice-Presidents ; 

 and T. B. Sprague, M.A., LL.D., W. C. Crawford, M.A., 

 F.R.S.E., Lieut.-Col. Pennefather, and Mr E. Denson were 

 elected to fill the vacancies in the Council ; Mr Jobn Lindsay 

 was re-elected Editor of ' Transactions ' ; Mr A. B. Steele was 

 re-elected Secretary ; Mr George Cleland was re-elected Trea- 

 surer; and Messrs R. C. Millar, C.A., and J. T. Mack were 

 re-elected Auditors. 



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22 NOV. 1902 



