i9i4- J 9 I 5-] Annual Business Meeting. 201 



July 3. Katho. 



11 7. Hermitage. 



.. 10. Fala. 



11 17. Prestonhall to Ormiston. 

 Oct. 2. Arniston. 



11 9. Dry den. 



" The members at this date number 208, a decrease of two. 

 Fourteen members joined during the summer, but we lost 

 sixteen by death and resignations. 



" Our obituary notice this year is again large. We have 

 lost Mr Archibald Hewat, one of our past presidents ; and 

 also Mr John Edward, Mr Thomas Kerr, Mr A. Dalrymple 

 Macpherson, Mr John Muir, Mr W. J. Pierce, and Mr A. B. 

 Thomson. 



" I have to record a generous gift by Mrs Watson, consist- 

 ing of the late Dr Watson's books on Natural History. These 

 number about 130, and will be of the utmost value to the 

 members, a good many of them being expensive books of 

 reference." 



The Honorary Treasurer then submitted his Statement of 

 Income and Expenditure for the past year, showing a balance 

 of £29, 5s. 7d. 



The report of Mr W. C. Crawford, delegate to the British 

 Association, was also read. 



The following is a list of Office-bearers and Councillors 

 elected for Session 1915-1916, new appointments being 

 shown by italics : — 



President — Eupert Smith. 



Vice-Presidents — James Fraser, James Buncle, Br W. G. 

 AitcMson Robertson. 



Secretary — Allan A. Pinkerton. 



Treasurer — John C. Douglas. 



Editor of ' Transactions ' — James B. Stewart, M.A. 



Auditors — E. C. Millar, C.A., and Charles Campbell. 



Councillors — Miss Purdie, Miss Dickie, Andrew Temple- 

 man, John J. M'Beath, Miss H. W. Graham, Miss Isa H. 

 Martin, M.A., David E. Young, Dr A. L. Pearson, Miss 

 Christina G. Sutherland, Miss Margaret Jenkins, J. P. Buncan, 

 William Aitlcen. 



