456 Proceedings. 



Six meetings were held during the session, at which 20 papers on various scientific 

 and literary subjects were read. 



A short sketch was given of the progress of the Museum and Library during the year, 

 and the principal additions were briefly alluded to. 



Election of Officers for 1885 : — President — J. A. Pond ; Vice-pre- 

 sidents— R. G. Seth Smith, Pit. Eev. W. G. Come, D.D. ; Council— G. 

 Aickin, Professor F. D. Brown, B.Sc, Hon. Colonel Haultain, E. A. 

 Mackechnie, J. Martin, F.G.S., J. M. Moore, M.D., T. Peacock, M.H.E., 

 Eev. A. G. Purchas, M.E.C.S.E., S. P. Smith, F.E.G.S., T. Steel, Professor 

 A. P. Thomas, F.L.S.; Secretary and Treasurer — T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S., 

 F.Z.S. ; Auditor— T. Macffarlane. 



