PROCEEDINGS—PERTHSHIRE SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCIENCE. liii 
Mr. James Coates and Major Drummond Hay of Seggieden were 
appointed Trustees of the Society. 
The following reports were read and adopted :— 
REPORT OF COUNCIL. 
Your Council, in submitting their Thirty-third Annual Report, are 
again pleased that they are able to submit one of a favourable nature. 
Six Monthly Meetings have been held during the year, at which 
9 papers were read, in addition to the 2 usual Addresses of the 
President—the one at the Annual Meeting and the other at the 
opening of the Winter Session. 
The attendance at the Meetings has not shown much fluctuation, 
though the average, 35, is somewhat smaller than last year. The 
greatest number at one Meeting was 45, on 8th February, 1900, and 
the lowest 26, on the 9th November, 1899. 
There have been 27 Ordinary Members added to the Roll during 
the year, making a total Membership of 402, including 1 Honorary 
Member, n Corresponding Members, 6 Associates, 15 Associate 
Members, and 369 Ordinary Members. The total shows a reduction 
of 8 on last year, but this is more than accounted for by the decrease 
in the number of Associate Members, which has fallen from 39 to 
15. Your Council regret this very much, as they had hoped this 
class of Membership would have been a continually increasing one. 
During the summer months 8 Excursions were held, and were 
fairly well attended. One to Ben Ledi was in conjunction with the 
Scottish Natural History Society of Edinburgh, with whom a pleasant 
day was spent. Your Council expect that the Members of this kindred 
Society will, during the summer, come to see our Museum, and it is 
hoped that a large number of our Members will meet here to welcome 
them. It is intended also to arrange a short Excursion in the 
immediate neighbourhood for their benefit. Your Council again 
tender their thanks to those gentlemen who kindly gave permission 
for some of these Excursions taking place over their properties, as 
well as to the leaders and all who contributed to their success. 
At last Annual Meeting the President again offered prizes for a 
Children’s Essay Competition, which has proved even more successful 
than the former one, the number of Essays sent in this year being 70, 
as against 45 last year. Dr. Caiman, of Dundee, has again adjudi¬ 
cated upon these Essays, and has sent in a very favourable report. 
The results were announced and 14 prizes distributed to the 
successful competitors at a meeting held here on the 3rd March. 
These Competitions have been an inducement to large numbers of 
children to visit the Museum, and your Council believe that the 
influence upon many of these boys and girls must be of a beneficial 
nature in encouraging an interest in and a love for the study of 
natural objects. 
Another Course of Lectures on Historical Geology and Palaeon¬ 
tology is being delivered by Mr. Corr, of Dundee, and is being 
fairly well attended. 
