Clxviii PROCEEDINGS—PERTHSHIRE SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCIENCE. 
of Kirkton, fit resting place, being surrounded by the fields of his 
labours. 
The resolutions were unanimously adopted. 
REPORT OF TREASURER OF MUSEUM FUND. 
(See Balance-Sheet, page clxxxvi.) 
The Treasurer of the Museum Fund, Mr. James Morison, sub¬ 
mitted a Statement of the Receipts and Expenses for the past year, 
showing a balance at the debit of the Fund amounting to ^176 
8s id. He then went on to say:—This unsatisfactory state of 
matters is, however, now practically provided for. Sir Robert Pullar, 
with his usual liberality, has given a donation of ^100, and we see 
our way to wipe off the balance of the Society’s present debt. As 
to the future, we fully expected that ere this the Town Authorities 
would have been ready to provide for the permanent carrying on of 
the museum; this is not so, however, and there seems little prospect 
of arrangements being made for a year or two to come. Seeing this, 
and determined to ensure the completion of the arrangement of the 
Museum, and to provide for its being kept in full working order, our 
President took the matter in hand, and he has now succeeded in 
getting a body of subscribers willing to provide an annual sum of 
about ^250 for five years,—before the end of which term we trust a 
permanent arrangement will have been made. This will enable the 
Society to carry on its useful work without financial fears or hind¬ 
rances—for which very satisfactory outlook we have to thank the 
thoughtfulness and energy of our President. 
The President delivered the following address :— 
Gentlemen,— I have to thank you for the renewed expression of 
your confidence in having elected me your President for another 
year. I need hardly say that I shall show my appreciation of that 
confidence by continuing to do all in my power to further the 
interests of the Society. The year which has just closed has been 
one of satisfactory progress in all branches of the Society’s work. In 
particular, the attendance at the monthly meetings has been very 
gratifying, and I trust that the same interest will be shown in the 
Excursions during the coming summer. 
I am very pleased to be able to announce that the “Flora of 
Perthshire”—which, in one sense, was the life-work of our late 
President, Dr. Buchanan White—has now, after many unavoidable 
delays, seen the light. In speaking of this, I should like to place on 
record our indebtedness to Prof. Trail for the great amount of care 
and labour he has expended in editing the work on our behalf. The 
“Flora” will be a lasting monument of our late chief’s untiring labour 
to advance the knowledge and love of natural history in his native 
county, and for this reason I trust that the members will do all in 
their power to make it as widely known as it deserves to be. 
With regard to the Museum, it must be a matter of much satis¬ 
faction to the members of the Society to know that its future main¬ 
tenance is now practically assured. It was found that it would be 
inadvisable for the Town to take it over just at once, but we have 
