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occasion, repeat the hope often already expressed, that our Fellows will do 
their utmost to recruit the ranks of the Society by inducing as many as 
possible of their scientific friends to join it. 
For the Council, 
R. H. Traquatr, Secretary. 
The Treasurer submitted and explained an Abstract of his Accounts as 
audited by Messrs Millar and Brown. 
The Librarian presented the following Report : 
HON. LIBRARIAN’S REPORT, 1896. 
The Librarian begs to report that the usual exchanges have been continued 
during the past year, and that the transference of the books to India 
Buildings has made order possible for the first time for many years. He 
wishes to take this opportunity of thanking Mr Stuart Thomson for his 
kindness in devoting over a fortnight’s work to arranging the library. A 
review of the library has disclosed the absence of a number of volumes 
not accounted for in the Library Book, and the Librarian would beg any 
Members who may have taken out books without entering them to return 
these as soon as possible to the room at India Buildings. 
J. ARTHUR THOMSON, 
The following communications were read : 
1. ‘*Note on the Prolonged Sunless Weather in Edinburgh during the 
present Autumn.” By R. C. Mossman, Esq., F.R.Met.S., F.R.S.E. 
2. ‘* Additional Notes on the Fossil Fishes of the Upper Old Red Sandstone 
of the Moray Firth Area.” By R. H. Traquatr, Esq., M.D., LL.D., 
F.R.S. 
3. ‘* Exhibition of an enlarged Model of Paleospondylus Gunni.” By R. OT: 
Traquair, Esq., M.D., LL.D., F.R.S. 
4. ‘‘On Zebra Hybrids, with Limelight Illustrations.” By Prof. J. Cossar 
Ewart, M.D., F.R.S. 
Wednesday, 20th January 1897.—Professor SrrutHERS, M.D., LL.D., 
President, in the Chair. 
The following communications were read : 
1. ‘* Note on a Human Skull showing divided Malar Bone.” By Professor 
J. StrruTHERS, M.D., LL. D. 
2. ‘‘Soil Bacteriology in Relation to Agriculture.” By R, Srewarr 
MacDovecat., Esq., M.A., B.Sc. 
3. ‘On the Probable Origin of the Bituminoid Cement of the Caithness 
Flagstones.” By J. G. GoopcHILD, Esq., F.G.S. 
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‘‘Exhibition of Bipaliwm kewense from Corstorphine.” By J. ARTHUR 
THomson, Esq., M.A. 
