FORTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 



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flNNQHL REPORT BY COMMITTEE OE MflNflGEMENT. 



Read and adopted at Joint Meeting of Proprietors of the Greenock Library 

 and Philosophical Society, held on joth December, igoi. 



The Committee of Management of the M'Lean Museum and 

 Lecture Hall have pleasure in submitting the Twenty-fourth Annual 

 Report. In terms of the Constitution, the Chairman for the year 

 fell to be elected from the Members of Committee representing 

 the Library Proprietors, and at the statutory meeting held in the 

 beginning of the year Dr. James Wallace was unanimously appointed 

 Chairman in succession to Mr. Robert Hamilton. There was no 

 other change in the Office-bearers. The Committee regret that 

 their Hon. Treasurer, Mr. R. L. Younger, has asked to be relieved 

 of duty at this time. During the period of eight years for which 

 he held office Mr. Younger took a deep interest in the work of the 

 Museum, and the Committee desire to record their appreciation of 

 the services rendered by him. 



As formerly, numerous additions have, throughout the year, 

 been made to the collections, a complete record of which will be 

 found in the Curator's Report, and the Committee again desire to 

 record their thanks to all who have contributed objects to the 

 Museum either as donations or on loan. It need hardly be added 

 that the Committee are always glad to receive and place in the 

 Museum any object of interest. 



