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ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING. 
Tue Annual Business Meeting of the Society was held at 20 
George Street on the evening of October 23—the President 
in the Chair. The following report was given in by the 
Secretary :-— 
During the past Session 22 meetings (exclusive of the meetings of the 
Microscopical Section) have been held—viz., 6 indoor and 16 field meetings. 
There was a slight falling off in the attendance at the indoor meetings, and 
an increase in that of the field meetings. The aggregate number present 
at the latter was 390, or an average of 25 at each meeting. Mr Russell, 
the Convener of the Microscopical Section, has issued a syllabus of the 
work to be taken up this Session. He has again kindly offered the use of 
his laboratory for the meetings, and invites members to join the Section. 
There have been 13 names withdrawn from the roll and 21 names added 
this year, giving at the close of Session 1898-99 a total roll of ordinary 
‘members of 210. During the Session death has deprived the Society of 
a number of its oldest and most valued members—Mr Malcolm Dunn, 
Mr John Henderson, Mrs Sprague, Sir John Struthers, and Mr William 
Penman—leaving only 8 members who resigned, and four of these were 
reluctantly compelled to withdraw their names. The fact of so few resigna- 
tions from such a large and increasing membership, and of its flourishing 
financial condition, speaks more for the prosperity of the Society than 
anything I could say about it. 
The Treasurer drew attention to the Statement of Income 
and Expenditure for the past year, printed and in the hands 
of members. The Society, he remarked, had passed through 
a very prosperous year, financially, and the balance in hand 
—£48, 7s. 2d—was the largest which had ever stood at the 
eredit of the Society. 
The election of Office-bearers was next proceeded with. 
The names recommended by the Council to the Society were 
placed in the ballot-box, and afterwards examined by two 
scrutineers chosen at the meeting, when it was found that all 
those proposed by the Council had been unanimously elected. 
_ The following is the complete list of Office-bearers for Session 
1899-1900, the names of the new Office-bearers elected at 
the meeting being printed in italics: President—W. C. Craw- 
ford, F.R.S.E.; Vice-Presidents—W. Ranken, A. Hewat, F.F.A., 
and A. B. Steele ; Secretary—W. Williamson ; Treasurer— 
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