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The Council acknowledge the receipt of a grant of £45 lOs. under the provisions 

 of "The Public Libraries Subsidies Act." This amount has been expended in the 

 purchase of standard scientific works. The Council received from Mr. J. T. Mackelvie 

 a complete set of the publications of the "Eoyal Geographical Society," some 75 

 volumes in all. 



The annual balance-sheet showed the receipts to be £454 15s. Id., including the 

 balance of £29 9s. Id. carried from last year's accounts. The expenditure amounted to 

 £436 16s. 3d. 



Election op Officees foe 1880 : President — P. D. Fenton ; Council 



— G. Aickin, Eev. J. Bates, J. L. Campbell, M.D., J. C. Firth, Hon. Col. 

 Haiiltain, Neil Heath, F.G-.S., E. A. Mackechnie, J. A. Pond, Eev. Dr. 

 Purchas, J. Stewart, M.Inst.C.E., S. P. Smith; Auditor— T. Macffar- 

 lane ; Secretary and Treasurer — T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S. 



