After the Reports had been read, it was resolved, —
That they be received and entered on the Minutes of the Meeting ; and that such parts of them as the Council shall think fit be printed and distributed among the Fellows.
It was afterwards resolved, —
That the thanks of the Society be given to the Earl of Selkirk and Professor Ramsay, retiring from the office of Vice-President.
That the thanks of the Society be given to the Duke of Argyll, R. Etheridge, Esq., Professor Ramsay, Col. Sir Henry James, R.E., and Robert W. Mylne, Esq., retiring from the Council.
After the Balloting-glasses had been duly closed, and the lists examined by the Scrutineers, the following gentlemen were declared to have been duly elected as the Officers and Council for the ensuing year : —
