758 
Proceedings of the Royal. Society of Edinburgh. 
V. ACCOUNT OF THE MAKERSTOUN MAGNETIC METEOROLOGICAL 
OBSERVATION FUND 
To ls£ October 1908. 
CHARGE. 
Sum on Deposit Receipt with the Union Bank of Scotland at 1st October 1907 . £208 1 9 
Interest on above ............ 486 
£212 10 3 
DISCHARGE. 
Nil. 
Above Sum on Deposit Receipt with the Union Bank of Scotland at 1st October 1908 £212 10 3 
VI. ACCOUNT OF THE GUNNING-VICTORIA JUBILEE PRIZE FUND 
To ls£ October 1908. 
(Instituted by Dr R. H. Gunning of Edinburgh and Rio de Janeiro.) 
CHARGE. 
1. Balance due by Union Bank at 1st October 1907 £74 7 10 
2. Interest received on £1000 North British Railway Company 3 per cent. Con- 
solidated Lien Stock for year to Lammas 1908, less Tax . . . . . 28 10 0 
£102 17 10 
DISCHARGE. 
Nil 
Balance due by the Union Bank of Scotland on Current Account at 1st October 
1908 £102 17 10 
STATE OF THE FUNDS BELONGING TO THE ROYAL 
SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH 
As at 1st October 1908. 
1. GENERAL FUND— 
1. £2090, 9s. 4d. three per cent. Lien Stock of the North British Railway 
Company at 84^ per cent., the selling price at 1st October 1908 
2. £8519, 14s. 3d. three per cent. Debenture Stock of do. at 87| per cent., do. 
3. £52, 10s. Annuity of the Edinburgh and District Water Trust, equivalent 
to £875 at 170 per cent., do 
4. £1811 four per cent. Debenture Stock of the Caledonian Railway Company 
at 115§ per cent., do 
5. £35 four and a half per cent. Arbitration Debenture Stock of the London, 
Chatham and Dover Railway Company at 117 per cent., do. . 
6. Arrears of Contributions, as per preceding Abstract of Accounts . 
£1766 9 5 
7476 1 8 
1487 10 0 
2089 8 10 
40 19 0 
219 9 0 
£13,079 17 11 
Deduct Floating Balance due by the Society, as per preceding Abstract of 
Accounts ............ 202 7 3 
Amount . . £12,877 10 8 
Exclusive of Library, Museum, Pictures, etc., Furniture of the Society’s apartments at 
the Royal Institution. 
2. KEITH FUND— 
1. £896, 19s. Id. three per cent. Debenture Stock of the North British 
Railway Company at 87f per cent., the selling price at 1st October 1908 £787 1 3 
2. £211, 4s. three per cent. Lien Stock of do. at 84^ per cent., do. . . . 178 9 3 
3. Balance due by the Union Bank of Scotland . . . . . . 24 18 10 
. £990 9 4 
Amount 
