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Session 1896-1897. (No. 13.) [Vol. XIX.] 



During- this Session several interesting papers were read ; 

 that of Richard Bell of Castle O'er on the breeding- of Emus 

 and Ostriches in this county being one of the most remark- 

 able. Papers by Rev. William Johnstone, Dr George 

 Neilson, and Mr S. Arnott are also noteworthy. The retiring- 

 Secretary, Dr E. J. Chinnock, was " presented with a tangible 

 recognition of the appreciation of his labours." He was suc- 

 ceeded by Dr J. Maxwell Ross, who held office for four years. 

 The Society undertook the issue of four hundred copies of a 

 separate publication by Dr James Macdonald and James 

 Barbour, entitled Birrcns and its Antiquities. The Trans- 

 actions were published in i8g8. 



Session 1897-1898. (No. 14.) [Vol. XX.] 



The excavations at Raeburnfoot were perhaps among the 

 most notable events of the Session, and valuable papers were 

 read by several of our members on various interesting- subjects. 

 The Transactions were published in 1899. 



Session 1898-1899. (No. 15.) [Vol. XXL] 



Only twelve papers were read during this Session, but 

 among these are notable contributions by George Irving, Rev. 

 H. G. J. \'eitch of Eliock, and Mr F. R. Coles. The volume 

 of Transactions for this period was published in 1900. 



Session 1899-1900. (No. 16.) [\'ol. XXII.] 



Ten papers were read during this Session, and at this 

 period of the existence of the Society there would seem to 

 have been an unaccountable modesty amongst its members 

 of contributing to our Transactions. No date appears on the 

 title-page of this volume. 



Sessions i 900-1 901, 1 901 -1902, 1902- 1903, 1903- 1904, 



1904-1905. (Vol. XVII.) [Vols. XXIII. , XXIV., 



XXV., XXVI.] 



The Transactiotjs of Sessions 1900-1901 and 1901-1902 were 



issued in March, 1905, forming the two first parts of a volume, 



comprising, in addition to the above, the sessions 1903- 1904 



