In connection with the retiral of Office-Bearei"S, the Committee 

 desire to record in this Report their great regret at tlie premature 

 retirals since last Annual Meeting of our President, Mr Edward 

 Blackmore, and one of our Vice-Presidents, Mr Rochfort Connor, — Mr 

 Blackmore having removed to London, and Mr Connor having been 

 promoted to a higher position in Dublin, — both of whom were much 

 respected by their colleagues in office and the Society at large. The 

 Office- Bearers retiring at this tiuie are, Mr John Rodger, President; Mr 

 Alex. P. Lyle, Vice-President ; Mr Robert Wright, Secretary ; and 

 Messrs J. F. Rankin, Robert Hamilton, A. Campbell Finlay, George R. 

 Macdougall, and Dr Wallace, Members of Committee. 



With reference to the discussion at the last Annual Meeting as to 

 the proposed Course of Higher Class Lectures by Univereity Graduates 

 of distinction, started by the Queen Margaret College, Glasgow, a 

 Sub-Committee was appointed to make enqiiiries at the Secretary of the 

 Queen Margaret College, as to the necessary arrangements and expense 

 of a Course of tiiese Lectures for Greenock, under the auspices of our 

 Society. The result, however, was that the Sub-Counnittee, after 

 making the fullest enquiries, did not see their way to carry out a Course 

 during this Session. 



Li closing this Report, the Couimittee think they are justified in 

 stating that the general opinion of the Society i.s, that the Session which 

 has just closed is, — as regards the Lecturers, their S\ibjects, their treatment 

 of them, and the large audiences which have attended, — one of the be.st 

 on the Records of the Society. 



ROBT. WRIGHT, 

 Hon. Secy. 



Watt Institution, 



4th March, 1SS7. 



(For List of Members and Office-Bearers see Pages 6 and 7). 



