CXX PROCEEDINGS—PERTHSHIRE SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCIENCE. 
During the past year 6 Monthly Meetings have been held, at 
which 9 papers and the 2 usual Addresses of the President were 
read. 
The attendance at the Meetings continues very regular, the 
average being about 42. The greatest number at one Meeting was 
52 on the 14th March, 1901, and the lowest attendance 30 on 9th 
January, 1902. 
Twenty-five Ordinary Members have been admitted during the 
year, making a total membership of 418, including 1 Honorary, 12 
Corresponding, 12 Associate Members, 8 Associates, and 385 
Ordinary Members. 
During the summer months, 7 Excursions were held. The 
number attending these Excursions was rather irregular, and your 
Council hope that in the future more Members will try to avail 
themselves of these pleasant outings. What has now become an 
Annual Excursion was the Joint Meeting with the Scottish Natural 
History Society of Edinburgh, at Sauchie, near Stirling, where the 
party had the pleasure of seeing over the Howietoun Fish 
Hatcheries. A new feature this year was the Fungus Excursion, at 
which the attendance was very good, and which seemed to create a 
good deal of interest amongst the Botanical Members. The Council 
again desire publicly to acknowledge their indebtedness to several 
proprietors for granting permission for some of the Excursions, and 
also to the various leaders for their services. 
The Children’s Essay Competition for prizes offered by the 
President shows a large increase in the number of competitors, the 
essays sent in being 118, against 81 last year. The competition is to 
be continued again during the current year, the Essays to be sent in 
before 31st December, the subject being “The Insects of Perthshire.” 
Death has again removed some of our active Members, the 
Society having lost during the past year the Rev. H. A. Macpherson, 
of Pitlochry, and Mr. Donald MacGregor, of Battleby. 
The use of the Lecture Room has again been freely granted to 
various local Societies. 
The Visitors to the Museum during the year numbered nearly 
13,000. 
REPORT OF TREASURER. 
(See Balance-Sheet , page cxxxiii.) 
REPORT OF TREASURER TO THE MUSEUM FUND. 
(See Balance-Sheet, page cxxxiv.) 
REPORT OF CURATOR. 
Perthshire Museum .—The only addition to the Mammal Cases of 
this department is a group of Water Voles, a very black variety. 
It is almost four years since our local Bird Collection was over¬ 
hauled, so this summer we went carefully over each bird. New 
labels were prepared and varnished to replace the somewhat faded 
series which had done service since 1895. It may be noted that 
