PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

STATUTOEY GENEEAL MEETINGS,

AND

LIST OE MEMBEES ELECTED AT THE ORDINARY MEETINGS

FROM NOVEMBER 1881 TO NOVEMBER 1882. ( 667 )

STATUTORY MEETINGS.

NINETY-NINTH SESSION. Monday, 28th November 1881.

At a Statutory Meeting, Professor MACLAGAN, Vice-President, in the Chair, the Minutes of last General Statutory Meeting of 22nd November 1880 were read, approved, and signed.

The Ballot for the new Council was then taken, Messrs TENNANT and MACCUXLOCH being requested to act as Scrutineers. The following Council was elected:—

The Eight Hon. LORD MONCREIFF, President. DAVID MILNE HOME, LL.D. Sir C. "WYVILLE THOMSON, LL.D. Professor DOUGLAS MACLAGAN, M.D. \ Vice-Presidents. Professor H. C. FLEEMING JENKIN, F.K.S. Bev. "W. LINDSAY ALEXANDER, D.D. J. H. BALFOUB, M.D., F.K.S. Professor TAIT, General Secretary. Professor TURNER, F.E.S. -n , « ,, ,,.,« > Secretaries to Ordinary Meetings. Professor CBUM BROWN, F.E.S. j J 6 ADAM GILLIES SMITH, C.A., Treasurer. ALEXANDER BUCHAN, M.A., Curator of Library and Museum.

COUNCILLORS.

Professor CAMPBELL FRASER. Professor A. DICKSON. Professor GEIKIE, F.E.S. The Eight Eev. BISHOP COTTERILL. Eev. Dr CAZENOVE. The Eev. Professor DUNS. DAVID STEVENSON. Dr EAMSAY TRAQUAIR, F.E.S. Professor CHRTSTAL. JOHN MURRAY. Sheriff FORBES IRVINE, of Drum. "WILLIAM FERGUSON, of Kinmundy.

The TREASURER'S Accounts were submitted and approved.

On the motion of Professor TAIT, seconded by Mr MACCULLOCH, the Auditor was re- appointed.

Professor CRTJM BROWN gave notice of the following motion for alteration of a part of the Laws, viz., To change in Law XIV. the words " November to June " into " December to July." 668 APPENDIX.—PROCEEDINGS OP STATUTOKY MEETINGS.

HUNDREDTH SESSION.

Monday, 27 th November 1882.

At a Statutory Meeting, Professor MACLAGAN, Vice-President, in the Chair, the Minutes of last General Statutory Meeting of 28th November 1881 were read, approved, and signed. The Ballot for the new Council was then taken, Professor SWAX and Professor DiCKSON being requested to act as Scrutineers. The following Council was elected:—

The Right Hon. LOED MONCBEIFF, President. Professor DOUGLAS MACLAGAN, M.D. Professor H. C. FLEEMING JENKIN, F.R.S. The Rev. W. LINDSAY ALEXANDER, D.D. T TT -r, ,, -r. Yice-Presidents. J. H. BALFOUR, M.D. THOMAS STEVENSON, M.Inst. C.E. ROBERT GRAY, Sec. Roy. Phys. Soc. Professor TAIT, M.A., General Secretary. Professor TURNER, F.R.S. ) _, _, , „ -p, -r^-r>c > secretaries to Ordinary Meetings. Professor CRUM BROWN, F.R.S., j JO ADAM GILLIES SMITH, C.A., Treasurer. ALEXANDER BUCHAN, M.A, Curator of Library and Museum.

COUNCILLORS. Professor GEOBGE CHEYSTAL, M.A, WILLIAM FERGUSON, of Kinmundy. ALEXANDER FORBES IRVINE, of Drum. Professor JAMES COSSAR EWAET, M.D. Professor ALEXANDER DICKSON, M.D. Professor JAMES GEIKIE, F.R.S. The Right Rev. BISHOP COTTERILL, D.D. Professor WILLIAM ROBERTSON SMITH, The Rev. Professor DUNS. LL.D. RAMSAY H. TRAQUAIR, M.D., F.R.S. STAIR A AGNBW, M.A. JOHN MURBAY, Director of " Challenger" Commission.

Read Letter from the Treasurer apologising for absence on account of illness, and explain- ing the apparent surplus shown by the Financial Statement,

The Auditor's Report on the Treasurer's Accounts was read and approved.

On the motion of Dr CBUM BBOWN, the Auditor was reappointed. ( 669 )

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ENGLAND. Birmingham Philosophical Society, King Edward's London, Geologists' University College Associa- Grammar School. tion, University College. Cornwall, Geological Society. Mathematical Society, 22 Albemarle Epping Forest and County of Essex Naturalists' Street, London, W. Field Club. Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Halifax, Geological and Polytechnic Society of 10 Victoria Chambers, "Victoria Street, Yorkshire. Westminster. Liverpool, Literary and Philosophical Society. Meteorological Office, 116 Victoria Street. Manchester, Geological Society, 36 George Street. The Meteorological Society, 25 Great Newcastle, Philosophical Society. George Street, Westminster. North of England Institute of Mining Nautical Almanac Office, 3 Verulam and Mechanical Engineers. Buildings, Gray's Inn. Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society, The The Editor of the Illustrated Science Museum, Norwich. Monthly, 3 St Martin's Place, Trafal- Oxford, Ashmolean Society. gar Square, London. Eadcliffe Observatory. APPENDIX. 673

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