Transactions. 3 
Brought forward ... . £10 10 11 
Paid Expenses of calling Meetings, a as follows :— 
Post Cards  °.. Rs .£3 16 6% 
Paid for addressing same ... 1 2 0 
», R. Johnstone for print- 
ingsame ... jaan) Wenlts)y 24k 
————— 517 los 
Paid Expenses of publishing Trans- 
actions for last year, as follows :— 
Paid Account to Wood & Son, 
Photo. Lithographers, Edin- 
burgh £0 11 14 
Paid Postage of Transactions 
to Country Members 505) Oh De 
Paid Dumfries Herald for 
printing Transactions ... 21 14 6 
22°14 74 
Miscellaneous... i bie ee ib. wth OWT 4 
£39) 14° 9 
Balance in Savings Bank ... woos) | ae) BG 
Deduct Balance due to Treasurer ... 0 3 34 
— 012 2% 
£40 6 115 
(Sgd.) J. A. MOODIK, Hon. Treasurer. 
Dumrrizs, 4th December, 1894.—-I have examined the foregoing Account 
and the Cash Book of the Society, compared them with the Vouchers, and 
find the Balances stated to be correct. 
(Sed.) JOHN NEILSON. 
) 
ELECTION OF OFFICGE-BEARERS. 
The following were elected Office-bearers and Members of the 
Council for the ensuing session :—/President—Sir James Crichton- 
Browne, F.R.S8.; Vice-Presidents—Rev. William. Andson, Messrs 
Thomas M‘Kie, William J. Maxwell, and James G. H. Starke ; 
Secretary--Edward J. Chinnock, LL.D.; Vreaswrer—Mr John 
A. Moodie ; Librarian—Mr James Lennox ; Cwrator of Museum 
—Mr Peter Gray ; Curators of Herbarium—Mr George F. Scott 
Elliot and Miss Hannay. Members of the Council—Messrs 
James Barbour, James Davidson, Thomas Laing, James C. R. 
Macdonald, Robert rae John Neilson, George H. Robb, 
James M. Ross, James 8. Thomson, and James Waitt. 
The Rev. Sir Eutiivus Laurisz, Bart., M.A., then read a paper 
entitled —‘‘ The Home of Annie Laurie” :— 
The home of Annie Laurie enjoys any notoriety which it may 
possess, not from its antiquity, for there are many older houses 
