Transactions. 



bth November, 1886. 



Major BowDEN, Vice-President, in the chair. 

 Twenty-eight members present. 



New il/eHt6era.— Messrs J. Carlyle Aitken, The Hill, Dumfries; 

 J. Kerr, Blounttield ; Wellwood Maxwell of Kirkennan, Dal- 

 beattie ; James Turner, Dumfries ; and W. Costin, Maxwelltown. 



Donations. — Mr Robert Murray presented on behalf of Miss 

 Gracie, Buccleuch Street, six old coins ; Mr Barbour, V.P., 

 presented on behalf of Treasurer Hiddleston the old iron belt 

 used in bringing the criminal David Haggart to Dumfries, and 

 which had been recently found in a cellar in Assembly Street ; 

 Mr Barbour also presented on behalf of Mr John Bridges the top 

 of the old Incorporated Trades flag-staflf. The Secretary laid on 

 the table an old flint pistol found at Rockhall, and presented by 

 Mr John Kerr, Blountfield ; a Roman copper coin found at 

 Liverpool, the gift of Mr W. Henderson of that city ; also a piece 

 of bronze and two silver coins found at Midtown, Carlaverock, 

 as a donation fi'om Mr James Thomson. 



Treasurer's Report. 



The Treasurer (Mr James Lennox) submitted his annual report 

 for the past session, that had been postponed from the Annual 

 Meeting, of which the following is an abstract : — 



EXPENDITLTKE. 



Purchase of Books ... S.'2 6 C 

 Stationery and Receipt 



6" Books 1 2 



6 Printing 2 17 



6 Pont's Maps 5 



G Bird Stuffing 5 



Secretary's Outlay 



(Postage, &c.) ... 7 14 

 Treasurer's Outlay ... 19 



Gas and Coals 15 



Removal of Specimens 



to Rooms 5 



Building Account ... U 10 

 Balance in hand at Annual 

 Meeting — 

 Cash in Bank, £7 

 Cash in hand, 5 15 11 



Incomk. 

 Balance from Session 



1884-85 £19 19 



Arrears recovered ... 2 7 



1 73 Subscriptions at 2/6 21 12 



Entrance Fees ... ... 3 2 



Sale of Transactions ... 2 



Interest on Bank Account 17 



£48 1 7i 



6 

 

 

 



1 

 1 



8A 



12 15 11 



£48 1 74 



"I have examined the books of the Dumfries and Galloway Anti- 

 quarian Society, kept by the Treasurer, of which the above is an abstract, 

 and I certify the whole to be correctly stated and properly vouched. 



"(Signed) M. M'Innes, .^MfZtior." 



