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III. Mr Gilbert Innes of Stow was appointed to 

 succeed Mr Macdonald of St Martins in the office of Trea- 

 surer at the General Meeting held 2nd July 18 14. He held 

 office till his death on the 26th of February 1832. At a 

 meeting on the 2nd of March, the Directors nominated a 

 deputation, consisting of six of their number, to attend his 

 funeral as a mark of the unfeigned regard they entertained 

 for his memory, and a testimony of the value they attached 

 to his eminent services as Honorary Treasurer of the 

 Society for the period of eighteen years, during which he 

 discharged the duties of the office in a manner to command 

 the esteem and gratitude of every one connected with the 

 institution. 



IV. Sir John Stuart Forbes of Pitsligo, Bart., was 

 nominated Mr Innes' successor at the General Meeting on 

 2nd July 1832. In looking out for a proper person, the 

 Directors were of opinion that it should continue to be 

 held by a gentleman of fortune and status in the country, 

 acquainted with the management of funds ; and Sir John 

 Forbes occurred to them as peculiarly qualified, and that 

 he had indeed a hereditary claim to hold office, his grand- 

 father having been one of its original constituent members, 

 and one of the vice-presidents when the Charter of Incor- 

 poration was granted. Owing to his residence in a distant 

 part of the country. Sir John found it necessary to resign 

 in January 1847, on which occasion the thanks of the 

 Society were tendered to him for the valuable services 

 which he had rendered as Treasurer during a period of 

 fifteen years. 



V. Lord Meadowbank (Mr Alexander Maconochie 

 of Meadowbank) succeeded Sir John Forbes in the office of 

 Treasurer at the General Meeting on 12th January 1847. 

 Mr Maconochie was for some time Sheriff of East Lothian, 

 and sat in several Parliaments. He filled the office of 

 Solicitor-General for Scotland, and subsequently became 

 Lord-Advocate. He was a Lord of Session for several 

 years under the title of Lord Meadowbank. He after- 

 wards took the additional name of Welwood on suc- 

 ceeding to the estate of Garvoch in Fifeshire. He con- 



