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Transactions. 



Tkeasurer's Report. 



(Mr James S. Thomson) read his annual 



The Treasi 

 rejjort. 



CHARGE. 



Balance from Session 1887-88 .. 



124: Ordinary Members' Subscriptions (2s 6d) 

 6 New do. (entrance money, 2s 6d) 



39 Transactions sold at Is ... 



Interest on Sums lodged in Bank 



DISCHARGE. 



Postage and Bank Charges ... 



Salary to Hall-Keeper ... ... 



Secretary's Expenses (Mr Barbour) 



Bo. do. (Rector Chinnock) 



Copy Dr Burnside's History of Dumfries 

 Periodical and Stationery Account 



Bridges, slater ... ... 



Commission of Collector 



Flood Gauge on New Bridge 



Gas Account ... 



Lodged in Savings Bank to Credit of Society 

 In hands of Treasurer 



£19 6 7 



October 4th. — Examined the year's accounts, compared with vouchers, 

 and found the above abstract leaving a balance of 14s 8|d in hands of 

 Treasurer correct. 



Thomas Laing. 



Election of Office-Bearers. 

 The following were elected office-bearers and members of the 

 committee for the ensuing session : — President, Richard Rimmer, 

 F.L.S. ; Vice-Presidents, Major Herbert G. Bowden, Well wood 

 Maxwell, William J. Maxwell, and James G. H. Starke, M.A. 

 (advocate) ; Treasurer, John A. Moodie ; Secretary, Edward J. 

 Chinnock, LL.D. ; Members of Council, Rev. Wm. Andson, James 

 Barbour, James Davidson, William Dickie, Thomas Laing, James 

 Lennox, Robert Murray, John Neilson, M.A., George H. Robb, 

 M.A., and James S. Thomson. 



\s/ of November, 1889. 

 Major Bowden, V.-P., in the Chair. 

 Exhibition. — The Secretary intimated that the Council had 

 resolved to hold an Exhibition of the Baxter Bequest and the 



