8'6; RepoH of the Meetings for 1892. 



Mr Watson Askew-Eobertson, as a former President of the 

 Club, entirely endorsed wbat the President and Sir William 

 Grossman had said. There were exceptional occasions on which 

 it was very desirable that the Club should most cordially accept 

 the hospitality that was so kindly offered, but he could not 

 help thinking that when this hospitality was offered so 

 frequently, as it had been this year and last, it did in some 

 degree interfere with the work of the Club, and they knew that 

 in consequence of dinnei-s on one or two occasions it had to 

 be abandoned. He, therefore, cordially endorsed what the 

 President and Sir William Crossman had said, and perhaps 

 without passing any definite motion, the Club might bear in 

 mind what had been said, and only accept hospitality under 

 exceptional circumstances. (Applause.) 



NEXT year's meetings. 



The Secretary submitted a list of places proposed to be 

 visited next year, and said that in drawing it up he had 

 endeavoured to avoid mansion houses. (Laughter.) The 

 places selected for visitation in 1893 are: — Eglingham and the 

 moors beyond ; Netherwitton from Morpeth ; Kelso for Stitchill, 

 Smailholm, and Sandy Knowe; Galashiels for Torwoodlee; 

 Langton from Duns ; and Berwick. 



HILLSLAP TOWER. 



On the suggestion of Mr G. H. Thompson, Alnwick, it was 

 agreed to call the attention of the proprietor to the condition 

 of Hillslap Tower, near Melrose, and to ask him to repair it. 



The President said this ruin had been rendered interesting 

 by the pen of Sir Walter Scott. 



EXPRESSION OF REGRET. 



Sir William Crossman said that for many years Mrs Barwell 

 Carter, the Anchorage, Woolmarket, Berwick, had invited 

 members of the Club to her house to see the Drawings of her 

 late mother, and other articles of interest there. Unfortunately, 

 she was laid down with severe illness, and as this was the first 

 year members of the Club had not been able to go, he moved 

 that the President be authorised to write a short note expressing 

 their regret at Mrs Carter's illness. (Applause.) 



The proceedings then terminated, and the members of the 

 Club afterwards dined at the King's Arms Hotel. 



