Meetings of the Society. 
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE STATUTORY GENERAL MEETING, 
The 125th Session. 
At the Annual Statutory Meeting, Monday, 28th October 1907, 
Dr Robert Munro in the Chair, 
the Minutes of last Annual Statutory Meeting of 22nd October 1906, and of the Special General 
Meeting held on 21st December 1906, were read, approved, and signed. 
On the motion of Professor Cunningham, seconded by Dr R. H. Traquair, Mr W. L. 
Calderwood and Dr W. S. Bruce were appointed Scrutineers, and the Ballot for the New 
Council commenced. 
The Secretary laid on the table the Treasurer’s Accounts for the past year. These, with 
the Auditors’ Report thereon, were read and approved. 
Dr Knott made a sympathetic reference to the late Dr Buchan, Vice-President of the Society, 
and moved the following expression of sympathy with his family, seconded by the Chairman : — 
“ That the Fellows of the Royal Society at this their stated Meeting desire to express the deep 
regret which they feel at the death of Dr Alexander Buchan, Vice-President of the 
Society, and at the same time to acknowledge their deep indebtedness to Dr Buchan for 
the great service he rendered the Society for many years as a Councillor and as Curator 
of the Library.” 
It was further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Dr Hill Buchan, with 
an expression of the Society’s deep sympathy with him in his loss. 
The Scrutineers reported that the following New Council had been duly elected : — 
The Right Hon. Lord Kelvin, G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., F.R.S., President. 
Robert Munro, M.A., M.D., LL.D., 
Professor Andrew Gray, M.A., LL.D., F. K.S., 
Ramsay H. Traquair, M.D., LL.D., F.R.S., 
Professor Crum Brown, M.D., LL.D., F.R.S., 
Professor J. C. Ewart, M. D. , F. R. S. , 
John Horne, LL.D., F.R.S., 
Professor George Chrystal, LL. D. , General Secretary. 
Vice-Presidents. 
LL.D., F.R.S.. 
Professor D. J. Cunningham, M.D 
Cargill G. Knott, D.Sc., f 
James Currie, M.A., Treasurer. 
John S. Black, M.A., LL.D., Curator of Library and Museum 
\ Secretaries to Ordinary 
I Meetings. 
COUNCILLORS. 
B. N. Peach, LL.D., F.R.S., F.G.S. 
James J. Dobbie, M.A., D.Sc., F.R.S. 
Professor George A. Gibson, M.A., LL.D. 
Professor J. Arthur Thomson, M.A. 
Professor E. A. Schafer, LL.D., F.R.S. 
The Hon. Lord McLaren, LL.D. 
Professor F. 0. Bower, M.A., D.Sc., F.R.S. 
Professor T. Hudson Beare, M.Inst.C.E. 
Professor F. W. Dyson, F.R.S., Astronomer 
Royal in Scotland. 
Professor D’Arcy W. Thompson, C.B. 
0. Charnock Bradley, M.D. 
Charles Tweedie, M.A. 
On the motion of Professor T. Hudson Beare, seconded by Professor Crum Brown, thanks 
were voted to the Scrutineers. 
On the motion of Professor Cunningham, seconded by Lord M‘Laren, thanks were voted to 
the Auditors, who were reappointed. 
On the motion of the Chairman thanks were voted to the General Secretary for his services to 
the Society during the past year ; and 
On the motion of Dr Ferguson, seconded by Professor Crum Brown, thanks were voted to 
the Chairman. 
Ramsay H. Traquair, V.-T., 
Chairman . 
