434 Annual Busiftess Meeting. [Sess. 1906-1907. 



held at the house of the Convener, Mr W. C. Crawford. Eleven 

 meetings were held, and the work was both interesting and 

 instructive. There is still room for a few more, and it is 

 hoped that members will use their influence in this direction." 



The Honorary Treasurer then submitted his report and 

 statement of income and expenditure for the past year, copies 

 of which were already in the hands of members, and which 

 showed a substantial balance in favour of the Society. 



The President, as a member of the Special Committee, sub- 

 mitted a " report of the Committee on proposed co-operation 

 and possible future union with the Scottish Natural History 

 Society." Mr W. C. Crawford moved — " That the report con- 

 tains no suggestion as to co-operation, and that a union is 

 at present not desirable or practicable." Mr John Lindsay 

 seconded, and as no amendment was proposed, this became the 

 finding of the meeting, and the Committee was discharged. 



The retiring President then delivered his annual address, 

 in which he dealt with the various methods of illuminating 

 objects under the microscope and other matters (see ante, 

 p. 423). 



The election of office-bearers and councillors afterwards took 

 place, 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 vacancies. President — 

 A. B. Steele ; Vice-Presidents — W. C. Crawford, E. Benson, and 

 Rupert Smith ; Honorary Secretary — John Thomson ; Honor- 

 ary Treasurer — George Cleland ; Editor of 'Transactions' — Dr 



A. E. Davies ; Auditors — E. C. Millar and Charles Campbell ; 

 Councillors — John Laidlaw, Thomas Wright, Jas. B. Stewart, 

 Miss Elizabeth Elliot, Miss Jane C. Crawford, Miss Katherine 



B. Macvicar, James P. Duncan, T. C. Bay, Miss Lily Huie, W. 

 J. Pierce, Henry J. Pearce, and John Pursell. 



Mr Steele, the newly elected President, took the chair, and 

 briefly thanked the Society for the honour conferred upon him. 

 The meeting then closed with the usual votes of thanks. 



