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PROCEEDINGS OF STATUTORY GENERAL MEETINGS. 



Monday, November 23, 1863. 



At a Statutory General Meeting, Professor Christison, V.P., in the Chair ; the Minutes 

 of the last General Statutory Meeting, and those of 20th April 1863, were read and con- 

 firmed. 



The following Office-Bearers were then elected for 1863-64 : — 



Vice-Presidents. 



His Grace the Duke of Argyll, K.T,, President. 



Sir David Brewster, K.H., 



Dr Christison, 



Professor Kelland, 



Hon. Lord Neaves, 



Principal Forbes, 



Professor Cosmo Innes, 



Dr John Hutton Balfour, General Secretary. 



Dr Lyon Playfair, "I • ^ -, , . 



^ ^ ^ . \ Secretaries to Ordinary Meetings. 



Dr George James Allman, J 



David Smith, Esq., Treasurer. 



Dr Douglas Maclagan, Curator of Library and Museum. 



COUNCILLORS. 



E. W. Dallas, Esq. 

 Rev. L. S. Orde. 

 Professor Tait. 

 A. Campbell Swinton, Esq. 

 Dr William Robertson. 

 Dr E. Ronalds. 



T. C. Archer, Esq. 



W. F. Skene, Esq. 



A. Keith Johnston, Esq. 



Rev. Dr Stevenson. 



Dr Stevenson Macadam. 



Hon. Lord Jerviswoode. 



■ The Chairman read the following intimation from the Council : — 



" The Council consider it expedient that one Vice-President should annually be 

 removed from the list of Vice-Presidents, and that he should be ineligible for election for 

 twelve months. On submitting future lists to the Society, the Council propose to omit the 

 name of the senior Vice-President in the list for each year, and to submit another name in 

 substitution." 



On the motion of Dr Burt, seconded by Dr Seller, Mr W. T. Thomson, Mr James 

 Cunningham, and Dr William Kobertson were appointed a Committee to examine the 

 Treasurer's accounts. 



The following letters from His Eoyal Highness the Prince of Wales were read :- 



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