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Repoi'ts of the Meetings of the Berwickshire Naturalists' 

 Club for 1900. 



Berwick. 



A Special Meeting was held in the Museum, at Berwick- 

 on-Tweed, on Thursday, 3rd May, being summoned by the 

 Hon. Treasurer, in consequence of the vacancy in the Club's 

 Secretaryship, caused by the death of the Rev. George Gunn 

 of Stichill. 



The following members were present: — Mr George Bolam, 

 F.Z.S., Berwick, Treasurer; Mr W. Boj'd, Faldonside ; Mr 

 J. Ferguson. F.S.A. Scot., Duns; Colonel Milne Home of 

 Wedderburn ; Mr W. T. Hindmarsh, F.L.S., Alnwick ; Mr 

 G. P. Hughes, Middleton Hall ; Mr J. S. Mack, Coveyheugh ; 

 Mr B. Morton, Sunderland; Captain Norman, R.N., Berwick; 

 Mr J. L. Newbigin, Alnwick; Mr J. Smail. F.S.A. Scot., 

 Edinburgh; Mr T. B. Short, Berwick; Mr J. L. Campbell 

 Swinton of Kimmerghame ; Mr W. Wilson of Berwick; Mr 

 E. Willoby, Berwick, and others. 



In the absence of the President, the ex-President, Mr J. 

 Smail, was voted to the chair. 



ELECTION OF SECRETARIES. 



The Chairman explained the special object of the meeting, 

 alluding in feeling terras to the loss of the Club by Mr 

 Gunn' 8 death. 



After discussion, it was moved by Captain Norman, and 

 seconded by Colonel Milne Home, that the Secretarial duties 

 be divided, and that Mr G. G. Butler of Ewart Park be 

 appointed Editing Secretary, for the purpose of editorship 

 and arrangement of the ''Transactions." This motion was 

 carried unanimously. 



Mr Mack of Coveyheugh then moved that Colonel Milne 

 Home be appointed Organizing Secretary. This resolution 

 was seconded by the Chairman and supported by Captain 

 Norman, and carried unanimously. 



