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BELFAST 
Patural History F Philosophical Society. 
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ANNUAL MEETING 
ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, 26rn MAY, 1863. 
MR. GEORGE C. HYNDMAN, VICE-PRESIDENT, IN THE CHAIR. 
There were also present—Mr. Patterson, Professor JAMES 
Txomson, Mr. Toomas Greer, Mr. Josrrpn JonN Murray, Mr. 
R. S. M‘Apaayi’Mr. Jonn Hancock, Rev. I. Steen, Mr. A. O'D. 
Tayror, Mr. R. L. Parrersoy, kc. 
The advertisement convening the Annual Meeting of the 
Museum Shareholders having been read, 
Mr. Taytor read the following 
REPORT OF THE COUNCIL 
OF THE 
BELFAST NATURAL HISTORY & PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY 
FOR THE YEAR 1862-1863, 
Tue Council, in surrendering the charge confided to them for 
the last twelve months, have pleasure in reporting to the 
Shareholders of the Museum, that the collections in that Insti- 
tution are in a satisfactory state of preservation, and have been 
of late so arranged as to become more easy of reference than 
had hitherto been,- They have, likewise, been increased by 
various donations, some of them of considerable importance. 
Constant contributions to the various departments of Ornitho- 
logy, Mineralogy, and Conchology, can be announced ; a fact 
