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or annual members) which they enjoyed as members of the 

 Wernerian. 



" (2) That two-thirds of the funds belonging to the 

 Wernerian Society be given to the Eoyal Physical, and 

 one-third to the Botanical Society. 



" (3) That all books on botanical subjects be given to 

 the Botanical Society. That all other books, except such 

 as may be required for completing works in the College 

 Library, be handed over to the Eoyal Physical Society. 



" (4) That the furniture of the Wernerian Society be 

 handed to the Botanical Society. 



"(5) That the specimens in Natural History be trans- 

 ferred to the College Museum. 



"(6) That the Minute Books of the Society and other 

 private documents be deposited in the College library." 



To carry the above into effect. Professors Goodsir and 

 Balfour have conferred with the two Societies forenamed, 

 and arranged that, in receiving the property to be assigned 

 to them, these Societies shall undertake all the responsibil- 

 ities which at present belong to the Wernerian Society. 



On the motion of Dr. Sellar, seconded by ]\Ir. Murray, 

 the proposal of the Wernerian Xatural History Society was 

 cordially approved of by the Botanical Society and 

 accepted accordingly, and the Council was empowered to 

 carry out the arrangement on the above terms. 



At an ordinary meeting of the Botanical Society, held 

 at 6 York Place, on 11th February 1858, it was announced 

 by the Secretary that, at a meeting held on 23rd January 

 1858, the Wernerian Society had confirmed the resolution 

 of their previous meeting, with only one dissentient, a Dr. 

 Macdonald, who protested that any of the funds or effects 

 of the Wernerian Society should be handed over to the 

 Botanical Society, and threatened legal proceedings. 



The members of the Wernerian Society altered the 

 terms of the transfer, so that, in the event of Dr. 

 Macdonald bringing an action, they were to be protected 

 by each of the Societies — the Eoyal Physical and the 

 Botanical — up to the value of the property each received 

 from the Wernerian Society* 



On the motion of Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. 

 Eraser, it was agreed that the Botanical Society should 



