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TRANSACTIONS. 
SECKETARY’S ANNUAL REPORT FOR SESSION i886-87. 
The Secretary (Mr Wilson) read the Annual Report, which was 
as follows : In presenting the Annual Report for the Session which 
has now drawn to a close, I have much pleasure in stating that the 
past year has been the most successful in this Society’s existence, 
and that in it the Society has increased in membership and con- 
siderably extended its usefulness, as the various details which I 
now briefly submit will shew. 
At the last annual meeting our membership numbered 213, 
comprising 5 life, 187 ordinary, and 21 honorary members. 
During the session 24 ordinary members have been enrolled, and 
1 ordinary member has been transferred to the list of life mem- 
bers; but 14 names have been taken off the roll, 2 members 
having died and 12 either removed from the district or resigned. 
Now the total number of members is 223, which is 10 more than 
last session, and includes 6 life, 197 ordinary, and 20 honorary 
members. 
During the session the usual 7 winter meetings and 5 summer 
meetings were held, also 2 special meetings devoted to lectures 
by members. 
All the winter meetings were fully occupied, and 15 com- 
munications by different members were read and discussed, this 
being the same number as in last session. Several of these papers 
are of great local interest, and the majority treat of subjects 
immediately within the scope of the Society and for which the 
writers again deserve commendation. Special reference may, I 
think, be made to the papers by Mr Hastings on “‘ Ornithological 
Notes,” Dr Davidson on his “ Additions to the Flora,” Rev. W. 
Andson on “ Meteorological Notes,’ Mr J. ©. Aitken on “The 
Bridge of Nith,” Mr Armistead on his observations of “< Atmo- 
spheric and other Influences on the Migration of Fishes,” Mr Coles 
on his explorations among the “ Archaic Sculpturings and Ring 
Markings,” and to Mr J. Wilson on “The Cinerary Urn found at 
Greystone.” 
The exhibition of specimens and objects of local interest at 
the meetings was an additional source of information and pleasure, 
and special reference may also be made to the unique articles 
kindly lent by Mr R. M. Witham of Kirkconnell. 
The five field meetings were held in the neighbourhood of 
Dumfries, Dalbeattie, Moffat, Sanquhar, and Kirkcudbright, so 
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