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would refer to the Librarian's Report (Appendix III.) ; but they would 

 desire to direct your special attention to the valuable donation of the Geo- 

 logical Map of Ireland, presented by Sir Richard Griffith, Bart., LL. D. 

 Your Council also cannot but feel that the special thanks of the Associa- 

 tion are due to the Provost and Senior Fellows for their liberal grant of 

 £25 towards the illustration of original Papers contributed to the Pro- 

 ceedings, which, without this aid, would have been very imperfectly 

 illustrated. This sum of money has enabled your Council to publish 

 fifteen plates, representing thirty objects of natural science, together 

 with several woodcuts. 



Your Council would congratulate the members on the appearance of 

 the First Part of the Proceedings, containing 130 pages, with nine plates 

 and three woodcuts ; and they have every confidence that by thus pub- 

 lishing your Proceedings, they have taken the best and surest means, 

 not only of increasing the number and value of the Papers that will be 

 read before the Association, but also of increasing its importance, both 

 at home and abroad, and of adding to the Library (by exchanges) the 

 proceedings and transactions of various important scientific societies. 

 They trust that Part II. will be in the hands of the Members early in 

 December next ; it will contain the Papers read at the May and June 

 Meetings in the past Session, and those read in October and November 

 of the present. 



To enable them to conduct the Journal in a manner worthy of the 

 University and Association, they would appeal to the Members to exert 

 themselves to procure additional members. There appears no reason 

 why the list of the Ordinary Members should not approach 90 or 100 

 members, and as the incidental expenses of the Association do not exceed 

 a sum of £25 per annum, there would be, should we reach that number, 

 a large margin, not only to provide for the Library, but also to print and 

 fully illustrate all our Proceedings. The Council would also ask the co- 

 operation of the Associate and Corresponding Members by their subscrib- 

 ing towards the Publication Fund. 



In conclusion, your Council have reason to hope that the present 

 Session, from the promises of Papers they have already received, will 

 prove equally, if not more interesting than any that have preceded it. 



The adoption of this Report was moved by the Rev. Eugene O'Meara, 

 A. M., seconded by J. Irvine Whitty, LL. D. 



