PROCEEDINGS—PERTHSHIRE SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCIENCE. 1XXXV 
these the most important were the series of British Museum 
Catalogues, numbering 126 volumes, amongst them being many that 
will be of great use to the Members as works of reference in special 
departments of Natural History. There were also presented by 
various donors 31 parts of Transactions and other publications. 
These works were duly acknowledged at time of presentation, but 
this opportunity is Mkerr of again expressing our gratitude to the 
generous givers. ?• 
There have also been added to the Library by purchase 48 
volumes and 11 parts. In addition to the books taken out from the 
Lending Department, the Library is being increasingly used by 
Members wishing to consult the works of Reference. This is an 
important feature in the work of the Society, as most of these books 
are too costly to be purchased by private individuals. 
REPORT OF EDITOR. 
The Second Part of Vol. III., New Series, of the Transactions 
and P?'oceedings of the Society has been published and issued to 
Members during the year. Copies of the Society’s Transactions and 
Proceedings have been sent to 21 Institutions (British and Foreign), 
and in exchange we have received many valuable additions to the 
Library. 
The following Office-Bearers were elected :— 
President —Henry Coates, F.R.S.E. 
Vice-Presidents —Robert Brown, F.E., R.N., John Stewart, 
The Right Hon. the Earl of Mansfield, James Menzies. 
Secretary —S. T. Ellison. 
Treasurer —Alfred W. Brown. 
Treasurer of Museum Fund —James Morison. 
Librarian —James Coates. 
Editor —William Barclay. 
Councillors —Miss M. Thomas, L.L.A., Miss Macnab, L.L.A., 
R. D. Pullar, F.C.S., Robert Lawson. 
Curator —Alex. M. Rodger. 
The President delivered the following Address :— 
Ladies and Gentlemen,— Before proceeding to the subject 
proper of my address this evening, I wish to take this opportunity of 
expressing what I know you all feel, namely, our deep regret at losing 
from the active membership of the Society our esteemed Vice- 
President, Colonel Campbell, who has lately been removed to an 
official position in Edinburgh. Col. Campbell joined the Society in 
1884, on the nomination of the late Dr. Buchanan White, and ever 
since that time has been one of its warmest supporters in all depart¬ 
ments of its work, whether as regards the Museum, the Winter 
Meetings, the Summer Excursions, or the Photographic Section. 
He has served on the Council for two periods of four years each, 
and was also for some time Secretary of the Photographic Section, 
