course of Quantitative Analysis this session, but, as the Members were 

 sometime ago made aware, the rooms which, by the kindness of the 

 Directors of the Academy, were occupied by the Chemistry Class last 

 winter, have since been required for other purposes. 



During the session the Committee took some pains to form a class for 

 the practical study of the use of the Microscope, and a small party having 

 been made up, Dr "William Scott Aitken, whoso services rendered to the 

 Society in its first session will be in the recollection of many of the Mem- 

 bers, was invited to undertake the conducting of it. The course of study 

 extended to six lessons and was quite successful, the class-book used 

 being Dr Carpenter's work on " The Microscope and its Eevelations." 

 It has been resolved by those concerned to maintain this interesting study 

 as a permanent department of the Society's operations. 



The Herbarium of the Society now contains 450 species of plants indi- 

 genous to our immediate district, being an addition of 130 species to the 

 collection since the publication of the catalogue in May, 18G4. The 

 Members are deeply indebted in this whole matter to Mr Gregorson for 

 his long-continued and disinterested exertions on behalf of the Society. 



On the subject of Excursions, the Committee have onlj- to state that 

 those announced in last year's Eoport were all carried through, and that 

 steps are being now taken to organise others of like interest. 



To the present Eeport has been appended a list of all the Members of 

 the Society for the session now being closed. It will have some intorej't 

 for the Members in general in various wa3's, and may be serviceable to 

 such as feel disposed to use their influence in adding new names to the 

 number. 



OFFICE-BEARERS FOR SESSION 1867-68. 



President — Davto Joh^'Stone, Esq. " 

 Vif^- President* — Messrs Archibald Montgomerie, L.L.D., W. B. Paul, and 

 W. J. Marshall, M.D. 

 Treasurer — Mr Robert H. IIonsTOs. 

 Secretary — Mr Jons Love. 

 Committee. 

 Messrs Alexander Swa.v. Messrs Jons C. Hunter. 



John Jamiesox. Duncan Shaw. 



John Jack. T. L. Patterson. 



Wn.LLAM Hastie. G. R. M'Douoall. 



Stewart Robertson. A. O. Leitch, 



H. L. Texnent. Johs Stewart. 



T. P. MacCallcm. W. Scott Aitken. M.B. 



DAvm Gregorson. 



