398 Annual Business Meeting. [Sess. 1897-98. 



Campbell, James Eussell, and W. AVilliamson, were elected 

 to fill the vacancies in the Council ; Mr John Lindsay was 

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

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

 Treasurer; and Messrs E. C. Millar, C.A., and J. T. Mack, 

 were re-elected Auditors. 



Dr Davies, in vacating the chair in favour of Mr Crawford, 

 spoke of the prosperity which had attended the Society 

 during the past three years, while he had filled the office of 

 President. He further thanked the members for the uniform 

 kindness and support he had received from them while in 

 office ; and expressed the wish that the same prosperity would 

 be continued to the Society in the future as had favoured it 

 in the past. Mr Crawford, on taking the chair, returned 

 thanks for the honour thus paid him, and promised to do what 

 he could to further the interests of the Society in every respect. 

 On the motion of Mr W. Eanken, a hearty vote of thanks 

 was accorded Dr Davies for his services as President ; and 

 Mr J. Eussell moved a similar vote of thanks to the Secretary 

 and Treasurer. 



