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neath the sea, but that there is so much in the theory of laud ice 

 that meets many of our difficulties that its great probabilities must be 

 admitted, especially since the Spitzbergen Expedition of 1896 — on which 

 glaciers were found with portions of sea beaches involved in them." 



Dubinin Naturawsts' Fiei.d Ci.ub. 



January ii. — The Annual General Meeting was held in the Royal 

 Irish Academy House. Prof. Coi,K, F.G.S. (President)^ in the chair. 

 The President read a copy of a telegram which had been sent on behalf 

 of the Club to the President of the Belfast Naturalists' Field Club, 

 on Mr. J. Wright's obtaining a grant from the Civil lyist Fund, as a mark 

 of appreciation of his investigations in Irish Foraminifera, as follows : — 

 " President, Field Club, Museum, College Square, Belfast. Dublin 

 Club congratulates Joseph Wright and Belfast fellow-members. Cole, 

 President ; Praeger, Vice-President ; Johnson, Secretary." 



The Report and Statement of Accounts for the year 1897 were read. 

 The Report gives a list of the five evening meetings and six excursions 

 held during the year, which have been fully reported in the Irish 

 Naturalist. Attention is directed to the projected visit of the British 

 Mycological Society to Dublin in September next, for investigation of 

 the Fungi of Ivcinster. A complete list of Irish Fungi, in anticipation 

 of this visit will, it is promised, be compiled by Mr. G. Pim and Dr. 

 M'Weeney. The membership of the Club now stands at 174, a decrease 

 of 26 from last year, a large number having been struck off for non- 

 payment of subscription. More stringent rules regarding subscriptions 

 have been introduced, which will, it is hoped, lead to prompt paj^ment 

 in future. The expenditure for the year amounted to £/\\ ly. ^d. ; a 

 profit of ^1 OS. 4d. was made on the excursions and a balance of 

 ;^43 8s. 4d. remains in the treasurer's hands. A grant of ^^lo to the Irish 

 Naturalist was recommended. 



The adoption of the report was moved by Professor Haddon, D.Sc, 

 and seconded by Miss O'Hara, subject to several verbal alterations and 

 the increase of the grant to the Irish Naturalist for 1897 from ;^io to 

 ;^I5, and the reference of a further grant of ^^5 to the incoming 

 Committee. 



The Officers and Committee for 1898 were declared elected as 

 follows :— President, R. LI. Praeger, B.A., B.E. ; Vice-President, J. B. 

 Palmer; Hon. Secretary, Professor T. Johnson, D.Sc, F.Iv.S. ; Hon. 

 Treasurer, H. K. Gore Cuthbert ; Committee, F. W. Burbridge, F.L.S. ; 

 G. H. Carpenter, B.Sc. ; Professor G. [A. J. .Cole, F.G.S. ; G. P. Farran ; 

 Miss R. Hensman; C. H. Hurst, Ph.D. ; A. V. Jennings, F.Iy.S., F.G.S. ; 

 Miss R. Mahaffy; Greenwood Pim, M.A. ; H. J. Seymour, B.A. ; Miss 

 Singleton ; Mrs. Tatlow. 



The Presidential chair was then taken by Mr. R. LI. PrakGER, B.A., B.E., 

 who proposed, and Mr. Seymour seconded, a vote of thanks to Professor 

 Cole for his valuable help to the work of the Club during his two years' 

 Presidency. This was adopted. The thanks of the Club were on the 

 proposal of Dr. A1.COCK, seconded by Mr. B. T. PATTERSON, C.E., given to 

 the Council of the Royal Irish Academy, for permission to hold the 



