lxxx PROCEEDINGS—PERTHSHIRE SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCIENCE. 
in connection with that humble abode of the Society, which was 
museum, library, and lecture-room in one, and where good fellowship 
reigned among a band of naturalists, whose ranks are now sadly 
thinned. It was in this room that the late Sir Thomas Moncreiffe, 
at the Annual Meeting in March, 1877, brought forward his com¬ 
prehensive scheme which ultimately resulted in the construction of 
the suite of buildings in which we are now met. After some 
discussion, the scheme was adopted by the Council, and steps were 
taken to raise the necessary funds. Before building operations were 
commenced, however, Sir Thomas Moncreiffe was suddenly taken 
from us, and it was then resolved to push on the work he had so 
much at heart, and to dedicate the new Museum to his memory. 
On 1 st October, 1881, the new building was formally opened, the 
ceremony taking place in the same hall in which we are now 
assembled. Dr. James Geikie, who was then President, occupied 
the chair. From that time the work of collecting and arranging 
specimens went on systematically, until, in a few years, the Honorary 
Curator, Colonel Drummond Hay, had to point out that the available 
space was rapidly being filled up. Even so long ago as 1885, Dr. 
Buchanan White, in his Presidential address, brought forward a 
scheme for enlarging the premises, and he frequently referred to the 
subject in subsequent addresses. It was not until the summer of 
1892, however, that the Council saw their way to embark on so 
formidable an undertaking, and even then, they would hardly have 
done so if it had not been for the generous support offered by a 
few friends, and in particular by Mr., now Sir Robert Pullar. With 
almost no effort the necessary funds were raised within a few months, 
and building operations were commenced before the winter set in. 
Since then, the work of planning, building, furnishing, and arranging, 
has gone on without interruption, and the result of the very con¬ 
siderable amount of time and thought thus expended, you will 
presently have an opportunity of inspecting for yourselves. 
As in the case of the original building, so also in the case of the 
present addition, the progress of the work has been marked by an 
event of sad import. In the former case, as I have said, Sir Thomas 
Moncreiffe was removed before seeing the completion of his labours, 
and now we are met to celebrate the final accomplishment of our 
aims, but one who longed and laboured for that accomplishment is 
with us no more. I refer, of course, to Dr. Buchanan White, whose 
name must ever be associated with this undertaking. 
Mr. James Morison, the Treasurer of the Museum Extension 
Fund, read an abstract of the receipts and expenditure, as follows :— 
The amount received from subscribers was ,£3,438 is 7d, and 
interest, £220 5s 2d—making a total of ,£3,658 6s 9d. The 
expenditure included £2,232 16s 6d, spent on building and fitting 
up the extension, including architect’s commission and all extras; 
£995 4s iod for cases and cabinets for specimens; ,£284 10s nd 
for new specimens and for mounting; £110 for Curator’s salary to 
31st December; and £34 3s 2d for sundries, making a total of 
£3,656 15s 5d, and leaving a balance of £1 ns 4d in the 
Treasurer’s hands. The satisfactory state of that and of all other 
