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meeting, and in the meantime he was to employ a collector if it 

 were the wish of the meeting. The Committee's proposal was 

 agreed to. 



Election of Office-hearers. — The following were elected the 

 Office-bearers and Members of Committee for the ensuing 

 Session : — President, Dr Grierson ; Vice-Presidents, Messi-s J. 

 G. H. Starke, James Barbour, F. R. Coles, and Major Bowdeu ; 

 Honorary Secretary, Mr J. Wilson ; Assistant Secretary, Mr 

 Robert Barbour ; Treasurer, Mr J. Lennox ; Members of Com- 

 mittee — Messrs W. M'Dowall, J. Rutherford, T. Watson, Robert 

 JMurray, J. Neilson, J. Davidson, A. Innes, T. Shortridge, J. W. 

 Dods, and A. Bruce ; Auditor, Mr M. M'Innes. 



Conversazione. — ^The Secretary intimated that the late com- 

 mittee had decided to hold the proposed Conversazione in Grey- 

 friars' large hall on the 27th and 28th October, and submitted 

 their recommendation for approval. It was unanimously adopted, 

 and the new committee were empowered to make the necessary 

 arrangements. 



The remainder of the evening was occupied in general discus- 

 sion on the nature of the conversazione, and the objects to be 

 exhibited thereat. 



•21th, -ISth, and 29th October, 1886. 



E.XHIBITION. 



The Exiiibition was held in Greyfri;irs' Halls on the above 

 dates, and proved one of the most important and interesting 

 events in the history of the Society. 



A large collection of local objects of Archajology, Manuscripts, 

 and Portraits was arranged in one half of the larger hall, and 

 the other half was occupied with the Natural History exhibits, 

 which comjjrised specimens of nearly all the flowering plants, 

 ferns, and mosses, and a representative series of tlie lichens and 

 fungi. The collections of minerals and rocks of the district were 

 arranged in one corner, while the zoological specimens were fairly 

 well represented. The meeting was opened at 2 p.m. on Wednes- 

 day, the 27th, by the President, Dr Grierson, in the unavoidable 

 absence through indisposition of W. H. Maxwell, Esq. of Munches, 

 and remained open until 10 p.m. On Thursday and Friday it 

 was opened at 11 a.m. and closed at 10 p.m. 



For full descrii)tion of Exhibition see Appendix. 



