1903-1904] Annual Business Meeting. 157 



Since the last annual meeting five members have died — viz., 

 Captain J. H. Fairley, Mr Allister Murray, Mr Lockhart Thomson, 

 Mr Robert Gray, and Mr Frank Ross Mackenzie, — the last two, 

 shortly after being admitted members. 22 members resigned and 

 35 new names have been added to the roll, making a total ordinary 

 membership as at 1st October 1904 of 241, — an increase of 8 over 

 last year. 



One of the honorary members has died, and 1 new honorary 

 member and 7 new corresponding members have been elected during 

 the year. 



Meetings of the Microscopical Section were held at the house of 

 the Convener, Mr James Russell. Mr R. A. Staig, of the Natural 

 History Department, Glasgow University, conducted the meet- 

 ings devoted to zoological work, and instructed the members in 

 dissection. 



The Treasurer submitted his report and statement of income 

 and expenditure for the past year, copies of which were already 

 in the hands of members. 



Mr Eussell, Convener of the Microscopical Section, referred 

 shortly to the work accomplished during the session, and 

 expressed the great indebtedness of the Section to Mr E. A. 

 Staig of the Natural History Department of Glasgow Uni- 

 versity, who had acted as Demonstrator during the greater 

 part of the session. 



A proposal from the Cryptogamic Society of Scotland for 

 helping to diffuse a knowledge of local cryptogamic botany 

 was submitted by Mr W. C, Crawford. The Cryptogamic 

 Society, it was explained, is at present preparing a series of 

 lantern slides to illustrate the genera and sub-genera of con- 

 spicuous fungi : they hope these will be of use to societies 

 occupied with nature study, particularly before or after their 

 autumnal fungus excursions. The Cryptogamic Society also 

 suggests that joint excursions may be held with this Society. 

 Later it is expected that other groups of cryptogams will be 

 similarly illustrated. 



The retiring President then delivered his address (see 

 ante,, pp. 148-155). 



The election of ofl&ce - bearers and councillors was then 

 proceeded with, the recommendations of the Council being 

 approved of. The following is a complete list, the names 

 printed in italics being those of members elected to fill 



