26 JOURNAL AND PROCEEDINGS 



EIGHTH MEETING. 



ANNUAL MEETING. 



Thtirsday, 20th May, 1886. 



Dr. Mockridge presiding. 



The minutes of the previous meeting were read and ap- 

 proved. 



Mrs. B. E. Charlton was unanimously elected an Honorary 

 Member of the Association and H. A. Mackelcan, Barrister, an 

 Ordinary Member. 



Mr. Moffat, read a paper on "Life in Nature and Evolution 

 in Life." 



The paper called forth warm commendations from those 

 present. 



The Secretary read a report of the year's work, which will 

 be found elsewhere in these proceedings. 



Mr, Bull, the Treasurer, read a Financial Statement, show- 

 ing a balance in the bank of $200. 



The election of Officers for the ensuing year was then pro- 

 ceeded with resulting as follows: — 



President— Rev. C. H. Mockridge, D. D. 



1st Vice-President — Rev. Samuel L5de, B. D. 



2nd Vice-President — Matthew Leggat. 



Corresponding Secretary — Harry B, Witton. 



Recording Secretary — A. Alexander. 



Treasurer — Richard Bull, 



Librarian and Curator — Alexander Gaviller. 



Council— J. Alston Moffat, Samuel Slater, C. S. Chitten- 

 den, James Leslie, M. D. and Wilham Milne. 



Auditors— A, T. Neill and W, A, Childs, 



The meeting then adjourned. 



