400 Annual Business Meeting. [Sess. 
The revised Rules, a copy of which had been sent out with 
the billet for April 1902 for the consideration of members, 
were formally submitted and unanimously adopted. The Secre- 
tary then read his report, as follows :— 
During the winter session 1901-1902 six indoor meetings of the Society 
have been held. It is gratifying to state that the attendances have been 
very satisfactory, and that there was no difficulty in obtaining communi- 
cations and exhibits for these meetings. 
For the summer session twenty meetings were arranged. The season 
was not, however, favourable for field meetings, two having to be aban- 
doned and four having a specially small attendance, owing to the in- 
clemency of the weather. The average attendance for the other meetings 
was about 15. 
Compared with last year, the membership is increased by 13, the total 
number of ordinary members being 220,—the highest number for the last 
fourteen years. 33 new names were added to the list, while 20 were with- 
drawn. Of these, 14 resigned ; 3 died (Mrs Clapperton, Colonel Ivison 
Macadam, and Mr Heggie); and 3 were removed from the register of 
members. 
Twelve meetings of the Microscopical Section were held at the house of 
the convener, Mr James Russell, and of these the members were duly 
notified in the billets. The syllabus for the ensuing session has been 
issued to the members, and it is hoped that this year there will be 
a larger attendance than last. 
The hope expressed in last report that this session would show an ad- 
vance over the last has in some respects been realised. It rests with 
the members now to make this a starting-point for a still further advance. 
Mr Crawford moved the adoption of the above report, 
which was carried unanimously. The Treasurer then formally 
submitted his balance-sheet for year to 14th October 1902, 
which had been printed and circulated amongst the members, 
showing a balance of £42, 3s, 9d. in favour of the Society. 
On the motion of Dr Watson the accounts were approved, 
and the Secretary and the Treasurer were accorded a hearty 
vote of thanks for their services during the session. Mr James 
Russell, Convener of the Microscopical Section, referred to his 
report, which would be found in the forthcoming part of the 
‘Transactions’ (see ante, pp. 376-382), and at the same time 
spoke of the work to be undertaken by the Microscopical 
Section during the coming winter. The President conveyed 
the thanks of the Society to Mr Russell. 
The President thereafter delivered his address (see ante, 
