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Daubar freeholders). After exchanging fraternal greetings 

 and partaking of the waters of the little rill, the company 

 walked on to Johnscleuch, crossing several feeders by the 

 way. A few bar-frame bee-hives, probably from Garvald, 

 occupied a stance near the 'Hazelly Burn. 



The return journey being largely down hill was accom- 

 plished in much shorter time than the outward. Dunbar 

 was reached about 4-30, and shortly thereafter an ample 

 repast was laid on the board by mine host of the George 

 Hotel. The President of the Club (Eev. Canon Walker, Whaiton) 

 although unable to accompany the Club in its journey, had 

 travelled at considerable inconvenience a long distance to 

 countenance the Club at dinner. He was supported by Dr 

 Hardy, Rev. G. Gunn, and Mr G. Bolam, the officers of the Club, 

 Mr Dannevig of the Scottish Fishery Board, and Mr Edward J. 

 Wilson, Abbey St. Bathans, both of whom were the guests of 

 the Club. Other gentlemen present then or during the day were 

 Major James F. McPherson, Edinburgh ; Rev. Dr Hunter, Gala- 

 shiels ; Rev. Messrs Hunter, Cockburnspath ; J. Gordon Napier, 

 Kelso; J. Fleming, Mordington ; J. Burleigh, Ednam ; and W. 

 B. Ritchie, Demerara (guest) ; Messrs William Maddan, J. 

 G. Maddan (guest) Berwick ; D. Leitch, Greenlaw ; B. Morton, 

 Sunderland ; G. Fortune, W. B. Swan, Joseph Wilson, and Herr 

 Albe, J. and Mrs Ferguson, Duns ; Mr and Miss Stephenson, 

 Chapel ; and Mr J. Darling, Priestlaw (guest) ; Dr Robt. Shirra 

 Gibb, Boon, Lauder ; D. Yeitch, Duns ; Dr McVie, Chirnside. 



The toast of " the Queen " as well as that of " The Berwick- 

 shire Naturalists' Club," was proposed by the President. In pro- 

 posing the latter, the President remarked upon the healthy 

 influence of such research as the Club was engaged in ; of the 

 proud estimation in which he held the honour of being President 

 for the year ; and of his determiuation to further the interests of 

 the Club in the future as he had endeavoured to do in the past. 



The Rev. Hugh Fleming pi'oposed the only other toast that is 

 permitted at such meetings viz. ' The Lady Members,' which was 

 duly pledged ; and after some small business matters relating to 

 the Club were arranged, the company separated, several of them 

 availing themselves of permission to visit the Fish Hatchery at 

 the Harbour, where Mr Dannevig, the Superintendent, ex- 

 plained the various processes attendant upon the successful 

 production of various species of the finny tribe. 



