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PROCEEDINGS 03? THE PERTHSHIRE SOCIETY OP NATURAL SCIENCE, 
they and their successors have been successful in carrying out 
this programme may be learnt in part from the following epi¬ 
tome of the chief events of each year of the Society’s existence. 
FIRST YEAR (1867-68). 
President—Dr Buchanan White; Secretary—Mr John Stewart; 
Treasurer—Mr John Bruce. 
During this year the Society met in the Glovers’ Hall, George 
Street. Twelve meetings were held, at which fifteen papers 
were read. Two excursions were made. 
SECOND YEAR (1868-1869). 
President, Secretary, and Treasurer—the same as during the 
first year. 
Eleven meetings were held in the Glovers’ Hall, and eleven 
papers read. Six excursions were made. 
THIRD YEAR (1869-70). 
President—Dr Buchanan White; Secretary—Mr James M.“Par- 
lane; Treasurer—Mr John Henderson. 
The meeting's (thirteen in number) were still held in the 
Glovers’ Hall, and seventeen papers read. No excursions were 
made during this year, but two very successful scientific con¬ 
versaziones were given in the City-Hall. During this year also 
a room was secured in Kirkside to serve as a iibrary and store¬ 
room. 
FOURTH YEAR (1870-71). 
President—Dr Buchanan White; Secretary—Mr A. T. Scott; 
Treasurer—Mr James Henderson. 
During this year the Society transferred its meetings to the 
rooms in St Ann’s Lane, which it continued to occupy till May, 
1SS1. Ten meetings were held, and several excursions made. 
Eighteen papers read. 
EIETH YEAR (1871-72). 
President—Dr Buchanan White ; Secretary—Mr A. T. Scott; 
Treasurer—Mr Robert Thomson. 
Nine ordinary meetings were held, at which fifteen papers 
were read. During this year a beginning was made of the 
publication of a “ Fauna Perthensis ;” and the Society’s journal 
—“The Scottish Naturalist”—was founded. Of the magazine 
more will be said presently. 
SIXTH YEAR (1872-73). 
President—Colonel Drummond Hay; Secretary—Dr Buchanan 
White; Treasurer—Mr Robert Keay. 
Seven ordinary meetings were held, at which fourteen papers 
were read. Three excursions were made. In March, 1872, a 
meeting “ to test the quality as articles of food of certain Perth¬ 
shire animals ” was held, and was very successful, though I am 
not aware that the animals thus tested (squirrel, frog, and 
several species of snails) have on that account become ordinary 
articles of food in the county. 
SEVENTH YEAR (1873-74). 
President—Colonel Drummond Hay; Secretary—Dr Buchanan 
White; Treasurer—Mr Melville Jameson, jun. 
Seven meetings were held, at which eight papers were read. 
EIGHTH YEAR (1874-75). 
President—Sir Thomas Moncreiffe, Bart.; Secretary—Air John 
Young; Treasurer—Mr Melville Jameson, jun. 
Seven meetings were held, at which nine papers were read. 
Seven excursions were made during the summer months. In . 
this session it was arranged that the ordinary monthly meetings 
should be held alternately in the evening and the afternoon. A 
new officer, with the title of Editor, was added to the Executive 
of the Society. 
NINTH YEAR (1875-76). 
President -Sir Thomas Moncreiffe, Bart.; Secretary—Mr John 
Young; Treasurer—Air James Duncan. 
Seven meetings were held, at which nine papers were read. 
Six excursions were made. 
The increasing prosperity of the Society suggested the advisa¬ 
bility of more commodious premises being obtained, and at¬ 
tempts were made to obtain such, hut without success. 
Several important events occurred during this session. 
Amongst others was the communication of a paper to the 
Society by (the late) Dr Lauder Lindsay, the result of which was 
to bring about a considerable extension of the water-supply of 
Perth. Another was the meeting in Perth, under the auspices 
of the Society, of the Cryptogamic Society of Scotland. This 
Society has subsequently had meetings in Edinburgh, Glasgow, 
and other places, but in none have the meetings been more suc¬ 
cessful than the one in which onr Society assisted. 
TENTH YEAR (1S76-77.) 
President—Sir Thomas Moncreiffe, Bart.; Secretary—Mr J. 
Young; Treasurer—Mr James Duncan. 
Four monthly meetings were held, at which four papers were 
read. Four excursions were made. Other monthly meetings 
and excursions had been -arranged, but owing to adverse 
circumstances were not held. 
During this session the subject of proper accommodation for 
the Society, more especially with the view of carrying out the 
scheme of a local Natural History Museum, was brought 
prominently under the notice of the members by the President. 
In connection with this he advocated the building of a good 
Public Hall, not to be undertaken by the Society, but by the 
community, or by a Limited Company. The result of this lias 
been the erection of the handsome New Public Hall in this 
neighbourhood, as well as, what more immediately concerns us, 
the excellent building jn which we are now met. 
ELEVENTH YEAR (I877-7S.) 
President—Sir Thomas Moncreiffe, Bart.;—Secretary—Mr J. 
Young; Treasurer—Mr J. M‘Gregor. 
Six monthly meetings were held, at which five papers were 
read. Three excursions were made. Durng this year an 
alteration in the rules was made by which ladies were admitted 
to the privileges of the Society. 
A further advance was made in the development of the 
Museum Scheme brought forward during the previous session. 
TWELFTH YEAR. (IS7S-79.) 
President—Sir Thomas Moncreiffe, Bart.; Secretary, Mr T. 
Young; Treasurer—Mr John M'Gregor, 
