EEPORT OF THE MEETINGS FOR 1896 77 



Sir William Grossman seconded, and the motion ^I'as 

 unanimously adopted. 



The President heartily congratulated Mr Gunn and Mr Bolam 

 on their election to the important offices of Joint Secretary and 

 Treasurer. The new officials suitably returned thanks. 



BEPORTS or MEETINGS. 



These were held as read, and ordered by the meeting to be 

 printed in the Proceedings as usual. 



NEW MEMBERS. 



The following new members were elected, viz. : — 

 Rev. E. Arkless, Earsdon Vicarage, Newcastle. 

 Rev. W. E. Bolland, Embleton Vicarage, Christon Bank. 

 Kenneth Cochrane, Newfaan, Galashiels. 

 Captain Ralph H. Carr- Ellison, Broomhouse, Duns. 

 J. S. Carr-EUison, Hedgeley, R.S.O. 

 Rev. James Fairbrother, Amble Rectory, Acklington. 

 Francis Gayner, King's College, Cambridge. 

 James Lindsay Hilson, Kenmore Bank, Jedburgh. 

 R. Mordaunt Hay, Duns Castle, Duns. 

 S. M'Vie, M.B., Chirnside. 

 Rev. J. A. Reid, Foulden, Berwick. 

 A. Steven, Stecarven, Berwick. 

 William C. Stedman, Abbey Green, Jedburgh. 

 Henry Wearing, Allerton House, Jedburgh. 



HONORARY MEMBER. 



Mrs Wood, Woodburn, Galashiels, was elected a Lady 

 Member of the Club. 



PLACES OF MEETING FOR NEXT YEAR. 



The following meetings were appointed for 1897, leaving the 

 order to be fixed by the President for the year, along with the 

 Secretaries: — (1) Morpeth for Belsay Castle, June 2 ; (2) Kelso 

 for Head of Beaumont Water, June 30 ; (3) Morpeth for Kirk- 

 Whelpington, July 28 ; (4) Reston for Dowlaw, Fastcastle, and 

 Coldingham Moor, August 25 ; (5) Dunbar to Head Waters of 

 Whitadder, by Whittingham, September 29 ; (6) Berwick-upon- 

 Tweed, October 13. 



