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Mr, Rosert M‘ApAm submitted the treasurer’s re- 
port, from which it appeared that, including £100 with- 
drawn for use from the shareholders’ reserve fund of 
£500, there had been a total of cash received as income 
of £309 18s Sd. Of this there had been expended 
£241 11s Sd, comprising a special item of £100 paid for 
new cases for the lower room. This left a balance to 
aca of £68 7s to commence the new financial year 
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It was proposed by the Rev. Isatam Steen, seconded 
by Witt1am Emerson, Esq., and resolved—‘‘ That the 
foregoing reports by the Council and treasurer be 
adopted, printed, and circulated amongst the share- 
holders.” 
The deeds of tenure, trust-deeds, and other documents 
of the Museum were then exhibited, compared by Wm. 
Emerson, Esq., and Joseph J. Murphy, Esq., with 
official record, and found all in order. 
Dr. Wyville Thomson having brought before the meeting 
the fact that aninvitation from thetownof Belfast tothe 
British Association for the Advancement of Science was to 
be sent forward soon, requesting that learned body to 
meet in Belfast in the earliest year they could—1871, 
if possible—it was proposed by Dr. Henry Burden, and 
seconded by Robert M‘Adam, Esq., and resolved— 
“That the Natural History and Philosophical Society 
join most cordially the other public bodies of Belfast in 
the proposed invitation to the British Association, and 
that the shareholders in the Museum pledge themselves 
to further in every way the necessary arrangements for 
the reception of the Association.” 
A Council of Management (consisting of 15 gentlemen) 
for the ensuing twelve months was then elected by 
ballot, and their names were announced to be :— 
Council for 1870-71, Robert Patterson, F,R.S., Robert 
8. M‘Adam, Thomas Andrews, M.D., F.R.S.; Rev. 
Isaiah Steen, Alexander O’Driscoll Taylor, Joseph John 
Murphy, F.G.S.; James Thomson, LL.D.; Wyville 
Thomson, LL.D., F,R.S.; Robert Lloyd Patterson, 
Robert Mackey Wilson, John Frederick Hodges, M.D.; 
Henry Burden, M.D.; James Cuming, M,D.; Robert 
Young, C.E.; John Anderson, F,G.S, 
This terminated the meeting of Shareholders, 
