THIRTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT. 



the success which attended the course held during the previous 

 Session, and it was not, therefore, thought desirable to enter upon 

 an afternoon course. 



In view of the course of Combe Lectures delivered in the early 

 part of the Session, it was not considered advisable to institute a 

 course of Science Lectures for an evening class. 



From the Treasurer's statement it will be seen that the sums at 

 the credit of the Science Lectures fund are ;^28 13s. 3d., and 

 ^43 i6s. 2d. — £,12 9s. 5d. in all ; and that there is also in the hands 

 of the Treasurer on account of the fund for afternoon lectures the 

 sum of ^8 4s. yd. 



.\t the meeting held on 25th December, 1893, in terms of the 

 constitution of the Society, the Annual Report of the Committee of 

 the Museum and Hall, of which a summary is appended, was 

 submitted. The vacancies occurring in the Society's representatives 

 in the Museum Committee were filled up by the re-election of Messrs. 

 A. Campbell Finlay and Robert Muir. 



The office-bearers whose term now expires are : — Mr. Robert 

 Caird, President; Dr. Black, senior Vice-President; Mr. George 

 Murray, Secretary ; and Mr. F. P. Purvis, Mr. Robert Hamilton, 

 Mr. A. R. Prentice, Mr. James Slater, and Mr. Louson 'Walker, 

 Members of Committee. With the exception of the Treasurer and 

 Secretary and Mr. Louson Walker (who was elected to fill a vacancy 

 in the Committee two years ago), they are severally ineligible for 

 re-election to the same office for twelve months. 



The Committee desire to place on record their appreciation of 

 the valuable services which Mr. Caird has rendered to the Society 

 during his term of office as President, especially in view of the 

 additional labours which he undertook in connection with the 

 University Extension, Science, and Combe Trust Lectures. The 

 Committee also desire to express their appreciation of the services 

 rendered by the Treasurer, Mr. J. Campbell Hart, in connection with 

 these courses. 



The proceedings of the following Societies were received during 

 the year, viz. :— Canadian Institute, Toronto; Glasgow Philosophical 

 Society. 



