1900-1901. | Annual Business Meeting. 261 
ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING. 
AFTER the valedictory address of the President had been de- 
livered (ante, p. 234) and the prize for the collection of fresh- 
water crustacea awarded (anic, p. 254), the Annual Reports 
were submitted to the Society. The Secretary made the 
following statement :— 
During the winter session 1900-1901 six evening meetings (exclusive of 
_ twelve meetings of the Microscopical Section) have been held. On the 
_ evening of 24th June 1901 a special meeting was held, when a lecture was 
delivered by Dr J. M. Macfarlane, Professor of Botany at the University of 
_ Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Dr Macfarlane is now one of our Honorary 
members, and when he was resident in Edinburgh a number of years ago 
_ he was a very valuable member of the Society. 
For the summer session twenty meetings were arranged. The season 
_ was very favourable for our excursions, but notwithstanding this, the 
attendances have been a little disappointing. There was an aggregate of 
335, or an average of about 17 at each meeting, which is somewhat below 
_ the figure of last year. 
_ The membership of the Society continues about the same figure as last 
year. 19 members resigned, and 23 new members were admitted. Three 
or four names will have to be removed from the Register for failure to pay 
subscriptions. 
During the year we have lost by death one of our hon. members—Mr 
_ Mark King—who was so well known to the Society. 
Mr Russell, Convener of the Microscopical Section, held at his house 
meetings for the study of the Entomostraca. These were duly notified in 
the billets. The subject of study for this season is the Ascidian and 
Codium, based on the Liverpool Memoirs, and Mr Russell has again kindly 
- offered the use of his house for these meetings. 
The preparation for the Microscopical Section entails considerable labour 
and expense on the part of two or three of our members ; the only reward 
_ they seek is that more may become interested in the section, and avail 
themselves of the opportunity for microscopical study which it affords. 
_ The general prosperity of the Society has been maintained, and it is 
hoped that at the end of the new session it will show an advance. 
Ag PAG GE LES AN el ee I NN Te OL SN I: RCN A Oh 
Attention was then drawn to the printed balance-sheet, 
showing the income and expenditure of the Society for the 
‘past year. From this it was seen that the finances of the 
Society were still in a flourishing condition, the balance, after 
paying all accounts for the year, standing at £49, 18s. 11d. 
_ ‘The election of Office-bearers was next proceeded with. 
_ The following is the complete list, the members whose names 
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