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EXHIBITS IN NATURAL HISTORY. 



In addition to the exhibits at the Social Meeting (see pp. 15, 

 16), the following objects were shown at the winter evening 

 meetings : — 



A selection of Heaths — (Mr John Lindsay). 



Sirex gigas — (Mr J. Gordon Munro). 



Living specimens of Gannet and Stockdove — (Mr Tom 

 Speedy). 



Specimen of Schistose Serpentine from New Zealand — (Mr 

 Beckett). 



Graptolites — (Mr Andrew G. Stenhouse). 



Haematite from the Garleton Hills, Haddington — (The 

 Secretary). 



ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING. 



The Annual Business Meeting of the Society was held in the 

 Hall, 2 George Street, on the evening of Wednesday, October 

 22, 1913 — Mr A. B. Steele, President, in the chair. 



Mr A. A. Pinkerton, Honorary Secretary, submitted his 

 report for the year, as follows : — 



" The Society still continues to progress, and everything 

 seems to be working harmoniously. During session 1912-13 

 there were six indoor meetings, including a social evening. 

 The attendance at all of these was most encouraging. The 

 outdoor meetings of the Society numbered 22, and the average 

 attendance was 29. The Wednesday eveuing excursions were 

 better attended than in the previous year. 



