1912-1913-] -^ nnual Business Meeting. 6 1 



" The Society has lost by death Mrs Carphin and Dr 

 Traquair, two honorary members ; and Miss Anderson, Mr 

 J. M'Donald, and Mr T. M. Pittendrigh, three ordinary 

 members. 



"The membership at this date is 234, being an increase of 

 9. During the session 17 names have been withdrawn and 

 2 6 names added. 



" The Society is under obligation to Mr W. C. Crawford, as 

 Convener of the Microscopical Section ; and to Mr T. Cuthbert 

 Day, for operating the lantern." 



The Statement of Income and Expenditure for the year, 

 being already in print and in the hands of members, was 

 held as read. This Statement showed the Income for the 

 past year to have been £68, 13s. 5d., and the Expenditure 

 £57, 19s. 6d., there being a balance in favour of the Society 

 of £10, 13s. lid. 



The following is the List of Office-bearers and Councillors 

 for Session 1913-1914, as now elected, new names being in 

 italics : — 



President — Rupert Smith. 



Vice-Presidents — George Cleland, George M. Brotherston, 

 and James Fraser. 



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 Susan Y. Macphail, Miss Jessie Graham, 

 J. Gordon Munro, James Buncle, Mrs Hall, Miss Atkinson, 

 W. W. Smith, M.A., M. J. Eae, Miss Purdie, Miss Dickie, 

 Andrew Templeman, and John J. MBeath. 



In vacating the chair as President of the Society, Mr Steele 

 thanked the office-bearers for their kindness to him during his 

 six years of service in this capacity. Eor the last few 

 years, he said, the evening meetings had been better attended, 

 a greater interest had been shown in the field meetings, and, in 

 spite of losses, the Society was thriving. He begged to im- 

 press upon the younger members the advantages of a know- 

 ledge of the microscope in all scientific work, and he desired 



