66 Annual Business Meeting. [Sess. 1898-99. 
G. Cleland; Editor of ‘Transactions ’—J. Lindsay ; Auditors 
—R. C. Millar, C.A., and J. T. Mack ; Councillors—Lieut.-Col. 
Pennefather, E. Denson, Mrs Deuchar, Miss Sprague, T. Laidlaw, 
C. Campbell, Jas. Russell, Miss Oxley, Dr Watson, Dr Davies, 
Wm. Forgan, and A. Murray. 
Dr Davies proposed a vote of thanks to Mr A. B. Steele, 
who had retired from the secretaryship, after having held 
that office for five years. Dr Davies said that for the greater 
part of the period during which Mr Steele had been Secretary, 
he himself had held the office of President, and had thus 
been brought into close relationship with Mr Steele as regards 
the conducting of the affairs of the Society. He could 
therefore speak with knowledge of Mr Steele’s scientific 
attainments, and of his thorough business qualities. The 
remarks of Dr Davies having been endorsed by the Chair- 
man, Mr Steele briefly replied; and the newly appointed 
Secretary, Mr Williamson, assumed the duties, after having 
thanked the members for the honour done him in calling 
him to this office. 
The Meeting next considered a proposed alteration of the 
Rules, submitted by Messrs Forgan and Steele—viz., “The 
President shall not hold office for more than two years, and 
the Secretary for more than five years each in succession, 
and they shall not be eligible for re-election for a year.” 
This motion was duly proposed and seconded, as also an 
amendment that no change be made on the Rules, when, 
on a show of hands, the amendment was carried by a 
large majority. 
The President proposed a vote of thanks to Mr Russell 
for his kindness in again granting the use of his laboratory 
for the meetings of the Microscopical Section, and for his 
labours as Convener of that Section: also to Mr Peck, the 
City Astronomer, for his generously presenting the Society 
with 100 tickets of admission to the Observatory. The 
Meeting then adjourned. 
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