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abundant on the higher edges of Cratloe wood last summer, and that an 

 albino example of the Common Swallow was taken near Croom. A new 

 Irish insect has again been added to the list by your Secretary, who, in 

 July, in Cratloe wood, took several examples of an interesting long-horned 

 arboreal orthopteron, known to science as Meconema varia, a very beautiful 

 little creature of the grasshopper tribe, whose life appears to be spent in 

 the pupa and imago stages, amongst the oak-trees of such woods as it 

 frequents. The discovery of the ground-beetle Pajiageus crux-major, which 

 was reported in 1895 as having been taken at Finlough, Co. Clare, and 

 made such a stir as a Germanic insect hitherto confined to the S.B. of 

 England, has again been taken at same place in fair abundance, thus 

 demonstrating that it may be looked upon as a resident, and not a strag- 

 gling casual or erratic member of the genus, which had lost its way, as 

 the single specimen of 1895 was supposed to be. A future is apparently 

 before the Photographic Section of the Club, which was only estab- 

 lished in February last. It has already good work to show. 



The year has witnessed a gain in membership of 60. Starting a year 

 ago with 50, there were on the 31st December last no names on the 

 list. Some mention has been made from time to time as to opening an 

 Archaeological section, but no decision has so far been come to. A suit- 

 able place of meeting has been a matter demanding the serious attention 

 of the Committee during the year, and an arrangement has been made 

 with the Trustees of the Savings Bank for the use of its board-room- 

 The hearty thanks of the Club are due to the Committee of the Free 

 Library for so kindly placing the use of its board-room, with gas, etc., at 

 our disposal throughout the year and entirely free of charge. 



The report was put and adopted. 



Mr. Joseph Stewart, Treasurer, submitted the balance sheet, which 

 was considered satisfactory' there being at present a credit balance of 

 ^7 1 7 J. ^d. He moved that the financial statement be adopted. 



Mr. Neale seconded the resolution, which was passed unanimously. 



The Secretary nominated Dr. W. A. Fogerty as President for 1897, Mr, 

 J. Greene Barry and Mr. B. Barrington as Vice-Presidents; Treasurer, 

 Mr. Joseph Stewart ; Committee, Miss Bbrill, Mrs. R. Gibson, Mr. R. D. 

 O'Brien, Mr. P. O'Meehan, Mr. E.Taylor; Secretary of the Photographic 

 Section, Dr. George Fogerty ; and General Secretary, Mr. F. Neale. 

 These gentlemen had been recommended by the last meeting of the 

 Club. 



The appointments as proposed were made unanimously. 



Mr. Barry proposed a resolution connected with an Antiquarian 

 section, as follows: — "That it is desirable to have an Antiquarian 

 section in connection with this Club, and that the same be, and is hereby, 

 established." 



Mr. James Frost, J. P., seconded the proposition. 



The resolution was passed unanimously. 



This closed the ordinary business, and a magic-lantern display followed 

 of photographic views taken by members of the Club, amongst whom 

 were— Mr. F. B. Angley, Canon Hadyn, Mr. GriflSth, Mr. Webb, Miss 

 Bennis, Mr. Sams, Mr. Fogerty, Mr. B. Barrington, Miss Ebrill, Miss 



