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birds of prey, and afterwards to the seals and sea-lions. After watching 

 the latter animals being fed the party broke up and returned to town 

 by tram. 



December 13, 1910. — R. Lloyd Praeger in the chair. The Hon. 

 Secretary read out the names of those proposed by the Committee as 

 the Officers and Committee for 191 1. 



Joseph Doyle read an interesting paper on " Mendelism " which 

 was illustrated by lantern slides. J. B. Butler and R. LI. Praeger 

 discussed the paper. 



The Chairman made a preliminary announcement regarding the 

 proposed discussions of problems raised by the recent Survey of Clare 

 Island, Co. Mayo, to be held during the present session. Mr. Otway H. 

 Little was elected a member of the Club. 



January 7. — Winter Excursion to the National Museum.- — Eighteen 

 members and visitors assembled inside the Merrion Street entrance of the 

 Natural History Museum at 2.30 p.m., when they were conducted over 

 the Museum by A. R. Nichols. Starting with the collections in the 

 Lower Hall the conductor explained that that portion of the Museum 

 was now exclusively reserved for Irish animals, and contained some 

 new additions, which he pointed out. The principal object of interest, 

 however, was the realistic model of a marine rock-pool, exhibited near 

 the foot of the large staircase, which R. Southern f\dly explained to the 

 members. The party then visited the collection of the Geological Survey 

 in the Curved Gallery, and were shown round by T. Hallissy, who 

 afterwards proceeded to explain the characteristic crystalline forms 

 assumed by various types of minerals. For this purpose he took the 

 members to the Paleontological Room to examint; the models of crystals 

 exhibited in that portion of the building. After a very instructive 

 afternoon the party left the Museum at about 5 p.m. 



January 10. — Annual General Meeting. — Tlie President (R. J. 

 Ussher, D.L., M.R.I. A.) in the chair. The Hon. Secretary (A. H. Toppin) 

 read the Annual Report for 1910, while the Hon. Treasurer (H. G. 

 Cuthbert) presented his annual report and balance sheet. The following 

 resolution proposed by the President and seconded by the Hon. Secretary, 

 was passed unanimously : — " That the report and statement of accounts 

 as submitted by the Hon. Treasurer, showing a provisional credit balance 

 of ;^4 4s. lorf., be passed, subject to audit and subject to the collection of 

 any outstanding subscriptions." Both reports having been adopted, 

 the Officers and Committee for the year 191 1, previously nominated, 

 were then declared by the President to be duly elected, viz. : — President, 

 R. J. Ussher, D.L. ; Vice-President, W. F. Gunn ; Treasurer, H. G. 

 Cuthbert ; Secretaries, R. Southern, B.Sc, and A. H. Toppin. 



The Hon. Treasurer proposed that Mr. W. F. de V. Kane, D.L., 

 M.R.I. A., one of the few remaining founders of the Club, be elected an 

 Honorary Member. The proposal was warmly received by those present 

 and was carried unanimously. 



R. LI. Praeger then delivered an address, " Introduction to 

 Discussions of Problems raised by the Clare Island Survey," which was 



