REPORTS OF MEETINGS FOR 1910 163 



of the Club in devoting more time and thought to the interests 

 of natural science. 



The following meml^eis were elected; — Smeaton Oliphant, 



M.A., F.S.A. (Scot.), 37 Mansion House Road, 

 Election of Edinburgh ; Captain David Livingstone Bruce, 

 Members. R.F.A. (S.R.), 2 Rothesay Terrace, Edinburgh ; 



Ralph Henderson, Alngarth, Alnwick ; William 

 Angus, Register House, Edinburgh ; Frederick Augustus Jones, 

 24 Napier Road, Edinburgh ; Arthur Robert McDougal, Blyth, 

 Lauder ; Lesslie Newbigin, Narrowgate, Alnwick. 



The Treasurer's financial statement for the year was submitted 



and approved, a balance of £272 5s. Id. in favour 

 Annual of the Club being carried forward. The annual 



Business. subscription was fixed at seven shillings and 



sixpence. Mr G. G. Butler, Ewart Park, was 

 re-appointed Delegate to the British Association. The following 

 places of meeting for 1911 were recommended, namely, Ayton 

 for St. Abb's Head ; River Blyth between Plessey and Stan- 

 nington ; Spott, Woodhall and Thurston ; Blanchland and 

 Minster Acres, or Ford Castle ; and St. Boswells for Bowden, 

 Lilliesleaf and Riddell. 



The Committee appointed at last annual meeting to confer 



with the Secretary regarding the cost of printing 

 Printing Proceedings, Circulars, etc., having held two 



Estimate. meetings anent the questions remitted to them, 



and gone carefully into the same, i-eported as 

 follows : — The Committee being in unanimous agreement that 

 re-adjustment of the terms of printing the Proceedings, etc., 

 should be effected, communicated on the subject with the printer, 

 Mr H. H. Blair, Alnwick, and recommend the acceptance of 

 the following offer made by him, namely, To supply from 300 

 to 400 copies of Proceedings, not exceeding 120 pages per 

 copy, at from 1/6 to 1/9 each, postage and addressing extra. 

 If the pages are fewer than 120 the price will be proportion- 

 ately less. Mr Blair's estimate for printing 380 copies of 

 Circular calling each meeting is 12/-, postage and addressing 

 extra. It is proposed that these arrangements be made trial 

 of for two years. The adoption of the report was duly moved 

 and seconded, and became the finding of the meeting. 



