1903. 



The Irish Field Club Union and its Work. 



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In addition to these triennial general meetings an attempt 

 has been made to provide one opportunity in each inter- 

 mediate 3^ear for a meeting of members of all Clubs. This 

 has usually been done by throwing open the long excursion 

 of the Belfast or of the Dublin Club to all, or by arranging a 

 joint excursion of these two leading Clubs, and sending to 

 Cork and Limerick programmes for distribution. The oppor- 

 tunities for intercourse between the Clubs have thus been 

 extended. 



I^INANCES. 



InCOm:^-— The Union Committee, at their first meeting 

 (July 12, 1895), agreed to ask the Clubs for grants of money 

 for Union expenses, and at their next meeting, on November 5 

 of the same year, the sum to be asked for was fixed at 2d. 

 per head on the membership of each Club. This affilia- 

 tion fee has been paid by the Clubs as shown underneath. 

 The Dublin, Cork, and Limerick Clubs have calculated their 

 contributions on the 2d. per head scale. The Belfast Club 

 has given a fixed contribution of two guineas per annum ; at 

 its present membership this represents about i\d. per head. 



* Not due till April, 1903. t Not due till January, 1903. 



To this total we must add £2 12s. 2d., credit balance from 

 the Kenmare Conference, 1898, if we wish to obtain the total 

 receipts of the Union. 



