4 ANNUAL MEETING. 
DISCHARGE. 
Salary of keeper of rooms ... Bh Ge a ue sa eel 1) 
Stationery, printing, We. ... 011 0 
Periodicals and books 2, 19 32 
Coals and gas af Oars 
Fire insurance premiums ... 0 4 6 
Secretary’s outlays and posts 114 11 
Treasurer’s do. OPIS 
Expenses of calling meetings, as Pollo s — 
Post cards 2 aoe at add) eee) WO” We, 
Addressing same ee Be a nae 120 
Printing same ... Si ane oie es 016 6 
ee 1, 
Expenses of publishing Transactions for last year, viz. :— 
Account to Wood & Son, lithographers, 
Edinburgh.. bar zl i 
_ Postage of Transactions to country Trembers ON 3s 
Dumfries Standard for printing Transactions 22 13 6 
Do. for printing copies of 
Mr M‘Andrew’s paper... Bed Ae 010 6 
——-——— 2418 55 
Expenses of conversazione in Free St. George’s Hall... erway 4 
Expenses of Mr Scott-Elliot’s meeting in Greyfriars’ Hall ... 2 12 6 
Miscellaneous LG 
£50 0 3 
Balance in Savings Bank ... x one door. cok) © 
Cash in. Treasurer’s hands Be i ace 210 33 
— 310 3 
£53 10 64 
Dumrrizs, 3lst December, 1895.—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. 
JOHN NEILSON. 
ELECTION OF OFFICE-BEARERS. 
The following were elected office-bearers and members of the 
Council for the ensuing session :—President, Sir James Crichton 
Browne, F.R.S. ; Vice-Presidents, Messrs Thomas M‘Kie, William 
J. Maxwell, James G. H. Starke, and Philip Sulley; Secretary, 
Edward J. Chinnock, LL.D ; Treasurer, Mr John A. Moodie ; 
Librarian, Mr James Lennox ; Curator of the Museum, Mr Peter 
Gray ; Curators of the Herbarium, Mr George I. Scott-Hlhot and 
Miss Hannay. Members of the Council :—Rey. William Andson, 
