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Mr (afterwards Sir John) Robison ; Sir John Graham 

 Dal}-ell ; Mr Thomas Grainger of Craig Park ; and Mr 

 John Miller of Leithen, for mechanics ; and Mr David 

 Milne of Milne Graden (afterwards Mr Milne Home of 

 Wedderburn) for Geology. 



The curator of models was Mr James Slight, whose 

 services to the Society are elsewhere specially noticed. 



The important office of Conserv^ator of the Museum 

 was filled by Mr Charles Lawson, who had previously been 

 named Nursery and Seedsman to the Society. These 

 combined duties he discharged till his resignation in 1858. 

 In 1868 he was elected an ordinary Director, and at his 

 death the Board passed at their meeting on 7th January 

 1874 a resolution 'that the death of Mr Charles Lawson, 

 late of Borthwick Hall, having been communicated to the 

 Directors, they feel it most justly due to his memory to 

 express the deep sense entertained by the Society of the 

 great zeal, assiduity, and interest uniformly evinced by Mr 

 Lawson during the long period of his connection with the 

 Society as Seedsman, Conservator of the Museum, and 

 latterly as a Director of the Society ; and to express the 

 great regret at the loss which the Society has sustained 

 by his death.' 



The duties of Assistant Conservator were discharged 

 by various gentlemen. The names of Mr William Gorrie 

 and Mr Edward J. Ravenscroft are specially deserving of 

 being recorded. 



It is convenient to notice here that the Society has 

 expended in premiums for new inventions, improvements, 

 models, &c., a very large sum, independent of the liberal 

 premiums long offered in connection with the General 

 Shows. In the Transactions will be found many interest- 

 ing reports on almost every implement used in husbandry. 



In the distribution of the premiums, the Society has 

 always enjoyed the advantage of a committee consisting of 

 scientific and practical gentlemen. Among the chairmen 

 of this committee the following may be specially named : 

 Mr (afterwards Sir John) Robison ; Sir John Graham 



