284 REPORT OF THE MEETINGS FOR 1898 



R.N., E. G. Bolam, Dr CaMU, Captain F. M. Norman, 

 A. L. Miller, W. Maddan, J. N. Barclay, W. Weatherhead, 

 James Stevenson, Junr., W. Wilson, and W. Young, Berwick; 

 John Barr, Tweedmouth ; Revs. Ambrose Jones, Stannington ; 

 J. Hunter, Cockburnspatli ; Hugh Fleming, Mordington ; 

 Thos. Porteous Gordon and J. F. Leishman, Linton ; Dr 

 Stuart, Chirnside ; Charles Rea, Cleithaugh ; James Small, 

 Henry Paton, C. S. Romanes, Major Macpherson, Arthur 

 Giles, Edinburgh ; R. and Mrs Stephenson, Chapel ; George 

 and Mrs G. Butler, Ewart Park; W. B. Boyd, Faldonside; 

 G. Veitch, Bournemouth ; J. Ferguson, Duns ; C. B. P. 

 Bosanquet, Rock Hall ; G. P. Hughes, Middleton Hall ; J. 

 C. Hodgson, Warkworth ; James A. Somervail, Broomdykes ; 

 Frank Muirhead, Paxton ; J. L. Campbell Swinton, Kimmer- 

 ghame ; W. T. Hindmarsh and John Cairns, Alnwick ; 

 James and Miss Hood, Linhead. 



Apologies for absence were read by the Secretary from J. 

 S. Mack, Coveyheugh ; R. Middlemas, Alnwick ; A. H. 

 Evans, Cambridge ; Dr Stevenson Macadam, Edinburgh ; 

 Rev. Dr Paul, Edinburgh ; Rev. Dr Hunter, Galashiels ; 

 and Mr William Gunn, H.M. Geological Survey. 



The President then proceeded to read his Address, on 

 retiring at the end of his year of office. 



THANKS. 



The Rev. Ambrose Jones moved a cordial vote of thanks 

 to Colonel Milne Home for his services to the Club during 

 the past year as President. 



NEW PRESIDENT. 



The President then nominated Mr James Small, F.S.A. 

 (Scot.), Edinburgh, as President of the Club for the 

 ensuing year. 



THE SECRETARYSHIP. 



The President said that they had had two Secretaries of 

 late — Dr Hardy and Mr Gunn — and they ought to decide 

 that day whether they should elect two, or have only one. 

 He moved that for the present, at all events, they ask Mr 

 Gunn to be their Secretary. They all knew, as well as 

 he, how ably Mr Gunn had conducted his work in the 



