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Berwick. — By the Secretary. 



The Annual Meeting for the year 1899 was held as usual 

 in the Museum, at Berwick, on Thursday, I'ith October. 



It had been arranged that, prior to the business meeting, 

 Captain Norman and Mr Goodchild should conduct those 

 members, who were geologically inclined, to the Burgess' 

 Cove, the chief cave in the vicinity of Berwick ; but, to 

 the regret of everyone, the rains of the morning made it 

 prudent to forego this visit to the rocks. In the circum- 

 stances the party agreed to meet at the Museum at twelve 

 o'clock, where Captain Norman read the paper he had 

 prepared upon the geology of the coast, and which will 

 be found in the Proceedings. 



The business meeting followed at one o'clock, the following 

 members being present : — Mr James Small, F.S.A. (Scot.), 

 President ; Eev. George Gunn, Secretary ; Mr George Bolam, 

 Treasurer ; Sir Gainsford Bruce, Captain Norman, E.N., 

 Colonel Milne Home, Major Macpherson, Rev. David Paul, 

 LL.D., Rev. Evan Rutter, Messrs W. B. Boyd, Charles 

 Stuart, M.D., G. P. Hughes, John Ferguson, F.S.A. (Scot.), 

 Charles B. P. Bosanquet, J. A. Somervail, David Hume, 

 Elliot R. Small, Henry Paton, T. B. Short, David Herriot, 

 John Dunlop, William Weatherhead, John Barr, William 

 Wilson, James Stevenson, and G. D. Cruse, Croydon 

 (guest.) 



The President mentioned that apologies for absence had 

 been received from ten members, and then proceeded to 

 deliver his Address, at the close of which, in resigning 

 ofl&ce, he nominated Mr A. H. Evans, M.A., of Cambridge, 

 as next year's President. On the motion of the Rev. Dr 

 Paul, the President was cordially thanked for the discharge 

 of his duties in the chair throughout the year, and for 

 his Address. 



