174 TRANSACTIONS. 
TREASURER’S REPORT. 
The Treasurer (Mr James §S. Thomson) read his annual 
report. 
CHARGE. 
Balance from Session 1887-88 .. ss as ion pO LG RAG 
124 Ordinary Members’ Subscriptions (2s 6d) wks saa lone Ome) 
6 New do. (entrance money, 286d) ... = 015 0 
39 Transactions sold at 1s si Ps ite see ves LAses0 
Interest on Sums lodged in Bank “es oe a “i 0 6 7 
£19 6 7 
DISCHARGE. 
Postage and Bank Charges ae 66 te ome wos) ONS 
Salary to Hall-Keeper 110 0 
Secretary’s Expenses (Mr Baebann) 2 0 0 
Do. do. (Rector Chinnock) O11 7 
Copy Dr Burnside’s History of Dumfries 2200 
Periodical and Stationery Account " —- bt 615 8 
Bridges, slater... me sis ote ein Lada ua 016 8} 
Commission of Collector ... 018 3 
Flood Gauge on New Bridge O;De80 
Gas Account : 03 9 
Lodged in Savings Beate is Credit of Society Diu ee 
In hands of Treasurer arn do a” 014 8% 
£19) G7 
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 Larne. 
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, Wellwood 
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 8. Thomson. 
ist of November, 1889. 
Major Bowben, V.-P., in the Chair. 
Exhibition.—The Secretary intimated that the Council had 
resolved to hold an Exhibition of the Baxter Bequest and the 
