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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-bearers.— The following were elected the 
Office-bearers and Members of Committee for the ensuing 
Session :—President, Dr Grierson; Vice-Presidents, Messrs J. 
G. H. Starke, James Barbour, F. R. Coles, and Major Bowden ; 
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 
Murray, 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. 
27th, 28th, and 29th October, 1886. 
EXxnisition. 
The Exhibition was held in Greyfriars’ 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 Archeology, Manuscripts, 
and Portraits was arranged in one half of the larger hall, and 
_the other half was occupied with the Natural History exhibits, 
w hich comprised specimens of nearly all the flowering plants, 
ferns, and mosses, and a representative series of the lichens and 
fungi. The collections of minerals and rocks of the district were 
anged 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 description of Exhibition see Appendix. 
