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fast continue to include as persistently as ever your 
museum in their list of places worth seeing. The same 
orderly conduct, and care for the objects exhibited, 
which have prevailed in previous years, were again 
observable this year. 
“From the list of donations to the museum and library 
accompanying the present report, it will be seen that con- 
siderable additions have of late been made to your general 
collections. 
“Your council wish to direct special attention to a 
very valuable donation made by Mr. Greer, now of Liver- 
pool, formerly of Belfast. It consists of three bronze 
Indian idols, representing Vishnu and his two wives. 
Your council have given instructions to have such stands 
made as may be necessary for those images, and intend 
affixing a special plate thereto, chronicling the name of 
donor. 
* After mature deliberation, your council have resolved 
that it would be advisable to publish regular Proceedings 
of this society, and with this view they have been procur- 
ing either full reports from the authors, or condensed 
abstracts of the papers read during the past session, Those 
will probably be published in Autumn, and a copy will be 
forwarded to each shareholder and member. 
“With respect to the probable visit of the British 
Association to Belfast in 1874, your council have continued 
as opportunity offered, most respectfully to urge compli- 
ance with the official invitation sent forward by Belfast. 
“The treasurer’s account is herewith submitted, and 
from it a balance appears to eredit of new account, 
amounting to £100 2s 11d. 
“Your council beg to report, in addition to the ordi- 
nary matters on which they have touched, that only one 
of the three trustees of the museum elected 25th May, 
1859, now survives, namely, William Bottomley, Esq., J.P. 
The other two have deceased, namely, Samuel G. Fenton, 
Esq., and Robert Patterson, Hsq. It is, therefore, most 
advisable that no delay take place in filling up these two 
vacancies, and for this purpose your council have directed 
their solicitors to prepare deeds appointing two new 
trustees, whom you are now to select, spaces haying been 
left in the deedsfor the names of the two gentlemen whom 
youare called upon to appoint at this meeting, in terms 
of the advertisement which has appeared in the publie 
papers. 
“In concluding this report, your council feel gratified 
