Aatural History & Philosophical Society. 
Tur annual meeting, summoned by advertisement in the 
public papers, was held in the Museum, College Square 
North, on Thursday, the 18th June, 1874, at three o’clock. 
Present—Dr. Hodges, Mr. John Anderson, Dr. Steen, Dr. 
R. O, Cunningham, Dr. H. Burden, Mr. RB. L. Patterson, 
Mr. A. O’D. Taylor. 
' Moved by Mr. Anprrson, seconded by Mr, Parrsrson, 
that Dr. Hodges do take the chair. 
The advertisement convening the meeting having been 
read, the Cuarrman called upon Mr. A. O’D. Taylor to 
read the annual report, which ran thus :— 
REPORT BY THE COUNCIL OF THE BELFAST NATURAL HISTORY 
AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY FOR THE YEAR 1873-4, 
Since meeting the shareholders in June, 1873, there 
has not been much matter of moment to chronicle in the 
society’s career. During the latter part of the summer, 
and the early part of the autumn last year, the interior 
and exter‘or of the museum were repaired and painted 
carefully, under the supervision of your fellow-members— 
John Anderson, Hsq., F.G.S., William H. Patterson, 
Esq., M.R.L.A., and Robert Young, Hsq., C.E. The im- 
provements thus effected, your council believe, will render 
any similar expenditure unnecessary for several years, as 
both buildings and woodwork have now been put in tho- 
roughly good order. The various collections have also 
been regularly attended to, and, under the skilled superin- 
tendence of S. A. Stewart, Hsq., William Swanston, Esq., 
and Hugh Robinson, Hsq., great progress has been made in 
the re-arrangement. The detailed report of the work done 
by these gentlemen is now submitted ; and, in connection 
therewith, the council beg to express their best thanks for 
_ thekind services thus rendered, and also for the various 
_ donations referred to in the re-arrangement report :— 
