52 The Irish Naturalist. February, 1902. 



With the exception of the last, all the six excursions arranged for 

 were carried out, the attendance being much better than last year. The 

 Fungus foray to Woodenbridge had to be abandoned, no mycological 

 member of the Club being available to act as Conductor. There were 

 only four competitors for the Club prizes this year, but the collections 

 sent in were of greater merit than previously. The prizes were awarded 

 as follows :— Flowering plants, Miss Dorothy Hudman ; Freshwater and 

 Marine MoUusca, Miss Massy ; Pleistocene fossils, J, de W. Hinch, 



The proceedings at both the Summer and Winter meetings of the Club 

 continue to be reported in the pages of the Irish Naturalist, and the 

 Committee would again urge on members the desirability of supporting 

 this Irish Natural History magazine, by subscribing to it regularly. The 

 Committee recommend that a grant of ^^3 3^. be made towards defraying 

 the expenses of its publication during 1901. 



The best thanks of the Committee are tendered to the Council of the 

 Royal Irish Academy, for again granting the Club the privilege of meet- 

 ing in their house during the year. 



The Treasurer's statement showed a balance in hands of ;^8 ox. 6fl?., 

 almost exactly the same as last year. The report and statement of 

 accounts were adopted. The Officers and Committee were declared 

 elected as follows : — 



President, W. F. de V. Kane, M.A., D.L. ; Vice-President, F. W. Bur- 

 bidge, M.A., F.L.S. ; Hon. Secretaries, Henry J. Seymour, B.A., F.G.S., 

 W. B. Wright, B.A. ; Hon. Treasurer, H. K. Gore Cuthbert ; Committee, 

 G. H. Carpenter, B.Sc, A. H. Foord, Ph.D., F.G.S , J. N. Halbert, Miss 

 Hensman, J. de W. Hinch, D. M'Ardle, Miss M'Intosh, B.A., Miss R. 

 Mahaffy, Miss A. L. Massy, G. H. Pethybridge, Ph.D., B.Sc, Greenwood 

 Pim, M.A., R. LI. Praeger, B.A., B.B. 



The incoming President having taken the chair, votes of thanks were 

 passed to the outgoing officers, the Royal Irish Academy, and the Press. 

 The President then delivered an inaugural address, which will appear 

 in full in our pages. A vote of thanks to the President concluded the 

 proceedings. 



Mr. Willoughb)- Dade and Mr. C. Dowling were duly elected into the 

 Club, j'ud two new candidates were proposed. 



NEWS GLEANINGS. 



"Irish Song Birds." 



We are glad to see the announcement, by Messrs. Hodges and Figgis, 

 of a new edition of the Rev. Dr. Benson's well known book on "Our 

 Irish vSong Birds." The information contained in the works of Messrs. 

 Barrington and Ussher has been made use of in the preparation of this 

 new issue. 



