130 A nnual Business Meeting. [Sess. 1 9 1 3- 1 4. 



" The two Cryptogainic Excursions were cancelled. 



" The membership at this date is 210, a decrease of 24. 

 IS members joined the Society, but there was an unusual 

 loss of old members from death and resignations. These 

 numbered 42 altogether. 



" Dr Davidson and Mr William Forgan, two of our honorary 

 members, died during the year ; and we also lost by death Mr 

 John Lindsay, Mr T. A. D. Wood, Mr J. M. Turnbull, Mr 

 William Black, Mr James Dickie, Mr H. M. Speedie, Mr 

 Thomas Young, and Mr Alexander G. Gavin. I have also 

 to report the death of Mr Craig Christie, the founder of our 

 Society, and Professor J. G. Black. 



" Some of our new members are interesting themselves 

 keenly in the work of the Society, and to my mind we have 

 not a few who will distinguish themselves in this work. The 

 Society is indebted to Mr W. C. Crawford, at whose house the 

 Microscopical Section met." 



The Honorary Treasurer's Statement for the year showed 

 the income to be £62, 2s. Id., and the expenditure 

 £51, 5s. Id., giving a balance of £10, 17s. to carry 

 forward. 



The present Office-bearers were re-elected for 1914-15, 

 with Mr James Buncle added to the Vice-Presidents, in 

 room of Mr Geo. Cleland, who retired ; Miss H. W. Graham, 

 Miss Isa H. Martin, M.A., Mr David E. Young, and Mr A. L. 

 Pearson, M.A., B.Sc, were elected to fill the vacancies in the 

 Council. 



