By the kindness of Mr John Love, in supplying some copies of the 

 early Papers, which were out of print, the Committee were enabled to 

 present complete sets of the Society's Publications (bound), to the 

 Greenock Library, and to the Museum, and bind a third set for preserva- 

 tion by the Secretary. 



The Committee were again approached this Session by the Lecture 

 Committee of the Queen Margaret Guild, with a view to taking up their 

 Local Lecture Scheme, but they did not see their way to undertake 

 this, chiefly in view of the difficulty of getting a guarantee fund, and 

 disposing of tickets, in the present state of trade in town. 



The extraordinary expenditure already alluded to was incurred in 

 permanently raising the platform and fixing folding seats along the walls 

 of the Lecture Hall. The heightening of the platform had long been 

 considered desirable, and has greatly increased the comfort of the 

 audience. The improvement of the acoustics was also under the con- 

 sideration of the Committee. 



At the Statutory Meeting in December, the vacancies, which 

 occurred in the Society's Representatives in the Museum Committee, 

 were filled up by the election of Messrs A. C. Finlay and Robert Muir. 

 The Museum Committee have appointed Dr John R. Black to the 

 vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr Rochfort Connor. 



The Office-Bearers who retire at this time are Mr M. F. Dunlop 

 (one of the Vice-Presidents), and Rev. J. F. Macpherson, Mr Andrew 

 Kerr, Mr Andrew Carmichael, Mr Thomas P. Finlay, and Dr Marshall, 

 Members of Committee, all of whom are ineligible for re-election for 

 twelve months. A vacancy has also occurred through the resignation 

 of Mr Wright. 



At the beginning of the Session, an unsuccessful endeavour was 

 made to keep up the Membership. In closing the Report, the Com- 

 mittee would urge that a special effort should be made next Session to 

 increase the Roll of Members. 



