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and the Council have now considered it most advisable to 
deyote the funds that may thus be raised to the immediate 
fitting up of the upper lecture room with cases, for the 
exhibition of the Cingalese and South Sea collections; 
leaving the question of adding to the buildings open for 
further consideration. 
“The Council have only further to report, that, among 
minor arrangements to facilitate the despatch of business, 
Mr, A. O’D. Taylor was elected to assist Mr. MacAdam, 
in discharging the duties of Honorary Secretary. 
“ Belfast, 24th May, 1849.” 
The Treasurer’s statement of accounts having then 
been read, the following gentlemen were elected, by bal- 
lot, as the Council of the Society for the ensuing year;— 
William Thompson, John Stevelly, LL.D., Thomas An- 
drews, M.D., M.R.I.A., Edmund Getty, M.R.I.A., George 
C. Hyndman, James D. Marshall, M.D., James M‘Adam, 
_sen., F.G.S., Robert Patterson, Rev. Isaiah Steen, Robert 
M‘Adam, John Grattan, James MacAdam, jun., Hugh 
Harrison, John Grainger, 
On the motion of Mr. Harrison, it was resolved, that 
the Council be requested to adopt immediate measures 
for the collection of money towards the fitting up, with 
cases, of the upper lecture room. 
The Council then elected the following office-bearers: 
— President — William Thompson. Vice-Presidents— 
John Stevelly, LL.D., Thomas Andrews, M.D., M.R.I.A., 
Edmund Getty, M.R.I.A., G. C. Hyndman. Secretaries— 
James MacAdam, jun., A. O’D. Taylor. Corresponding 
Secretary—James M‘Adam, sen., F.G.S. Treasurer— 
John Grattan. Librarian—Rev. I. Steen. Auditors—. 
Thomas Chermside, Stephen Archer. 
Finlay, Printer, Belfast. 
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