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the botauical, geological, zoological, and arclieeological sections were 

 submitted. 



The adoption of the several reports was moved by the President, 

 seconded by F. Balfour Browne, siipported b}- William Gray, and passed. 



The following were elected officers for the ensuing year; — President, 

 Robert Patterson, F.L.S. ; Vice-President, W. H. Gallway ; Treasurer, W. 

 H. Phillips; Librarian, J. L. S. Jackson; Hon. Secretaries, R. Welch, 

 Miss Jean Agnew ; Committee, N. H. Foster, Robert Bell, N. Carrothers, 

 \V. J. Fennel], W. A. Green. H. C. Marshall, H. L. Orr, W. J. C. Tomlin- 

 son, F. Balfour- Browne, and Arthur Deane. 



N. H. Foster, M.B.O.U., moved to add to Rule.5— "That, in the event 

 of a vacancy occurring among the officers, the Committee may co-opt a 

 member of the Club to fill the vacancy." The motion was carried. 



There were three competitors for the prizes of ^^i each offiered by the 

 Club— Mrs. Green, collection of Liassic fossils ; W. A. Green, collection of 

 Carboniferous fossils; and George Donaldson, collection of marine shells. 

 These collections were of great merit, and were neatly mounted and 

 named. James Strachan carried off the prize of one guinea offered by 

 William Swanston, F.G.S., for six photographs from nature illustrative 

 of geology, contributed to the Club's album, to which they will become 

 a valuable addition. The judges— Robert Patterson, N. H. Foster, and 

 W. J. C. Tomlinsou — had no hesitation in awiirding the prizes to the 

 above members. 



CORK NATURALISTS' FIELD CLUB. 



April 23.— vSixteenth Annuai, Meeting.— The President (T. Far- 

 rington, M.A.) in the chair. The reports of the Hon. Secretary and 

 Hon. Treasurer were read and adopted. The Treasurer's report showed 

 a good balance to the credit of the Club, and the subscriptions well 

 maintained. The Secretary's report was as follows : — The membership 

 of the Club has been well maintained during the past season. P'our of 

 our members on leaving Cork resigned, viz., Miss Martin. Mr. and Mrs. 

 Copeman, and Mr. Humphreys, against which we have five new 

 members, making a total of 47 now on the roll. We regret the depar- 

 ture of all the above from our midst, as they always had the best 

 interests of the Club at heart, and were enthusiastic members. Mr. 

 Copeman, in particular, being the founder of the Club over seventeen 

 years ago, and officer for many years. During the summer only two 

 excursions were held, one to Brown Island and the other to Carrigiwo- 

 hill and district. This is accounted for by the fact that the Irish Field 

 Club Union made Cork its headquarters for the Fifth Triennial Con- 

 ference last summer, which took place on July nth and lasted till the 

 17th. We are indebted to Professor Hartog, M.A,, for his interesting 

 and instructive lecture delivered last month, on "The Woik of the 



