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are available to all who wish to consult them. The Committee have 

 learned with great satisfaction that they are constantly being referred to 

 by persons mterested in Natural History studies. Had the funds of the 

 Society permitted another grant would have been made this year. 



At the statutor)' meeting in December the vacancies which occurred 

 in the Society's representatives in the Museum Committee were filled u\) 

 by the election of Mr John Stewart, and the re-election of Mr G. R. 

 M'Dougall. At the same meeting one of the members suggested the 

 formation of a section of the Society for the reading and discussion of 

 original papers, and subseciuently a special meeting was called for the 

 purpose of enabling any members who were interested to form such a 

 section, but the attendance at this meeting was so small that no further 

 steps were taken. The Committee will be glad to encourage the forma- 

 tion of such sections for sjjecial studies. 



The Office-bearers who retire are Mr John Xeill, President ; Dr 

 Wilson, one of the Vice-Presidents; Mr G. R. M'Dougall, Secretary, and 

 Messrs John Scott, Louson Walker, A. C. Finlay, T. R. Ogilvie, and Dr 

 Black, members of Committee, ^^'ith the e.\cei)tion of the Secretary 

 these are all ineligible for re-election for one year. The Secretar)- having 

 served for two terms now wishes to withdraw from office. 



OFFICE-BEARERS FOR SESSION 1879-80. 



/V«/(/fw/— Rev. J. M. Jarvik. 



/7<Y-yr<-j/</<-«/j— James Wallace, M.D.,anclGKO. K. M'Doicall. 



Treasurer — Duncan M'Cai.hm. 



Secretary — ^JOHN Rodger. 



-Messrs John Erskinj:. 

 John Stewart. 

 John Love. 

 John Brymner. 

 J. I). Scott. 

 James Slater, Jr., B..\. 

 John S. Nicol. 

 Ale.\. p. Lvle. 



Committee. 



Messrs Thomas Neill. 



Donald M 'Donald. 

 Wm. a. Wilson, M.D. 

 Robert Miur. 

 Thos. Carmhhael. 

 William Taylor. 

 James MacCinn. 



SOCIETY'S REPRESENTATIVES IN MUSEU.M COMMITTEE. 



-Messrs John Neill. 



T. R. Ogilvie. 

 Graham Brymner. 



Messrs Jas. F. Campbell. 

 John Stewart. 

 Geo. R. M'Docgali- 



HONORARY MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY. 



Archd. Geikie, F.R.S., F.G.S. 

 John Shaw. 



G. Greville \Villiams, F.R.S. 

 Richard Chalmers. 

 Edward Caird, B.A. 



James B. Stephens. 

 David Hill. 



J. Clerk Ma.xwell, F.R.S. 

 J.\mes Miller. 



