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1873, Mr. Joseph John Murphy, F.G.S., president, de- 
livered an opening address on “ The present state of the 
Darwinian Controversy.” 
26th November, 1873, Dr. Henry Burden, on * Imper- 
fections of the Normal Human Eye.” 
17th December, 1873; Professor J. D. Everett, on 
“Underground Temperature.” 
14th January, 1874, Mr. G. T. Glover, on “ Water for 
Drinking Purposes.” 
4th Feb. 1874, Mr. Robert Young, C.H., on “ Harly 
Christian Art in Ravenna,” 
25th February, 1874, Mr. George J. L. Hodges, ‘‘ Notes 
on Japan and Japanese Life,” 
25th March, 1874, Mr. J. J. Murphy, F.G.S., “ The 
Origin and Metamorphoses of Insects.” 
22nd April, 1874, Mr. Robert Lloyd Patterson, ‘* Notes 
on seme of the Swimming Birds frequenting Belfast 
Lough,” 
The treasurer’s statement of accounts will be sub- 
mitted to you, and, on account of heavy expenditure on 
repairs and cost of publishing proceedings, it will be seen 
that itis not possible this year to carry forward a sum to 
the credit of the account, as has been customary for many 
years past. Your committee would respectfully urge, 
therefore, on their fellow-members the advisability of 
personal exertions to procure a larger number of share- 
holders and subscribers, so as to prevent the possibility 
of the society’s running into debt. 
(Signed by order of the council) 
A. O’D. Taytor, | Honorary 
Henry Burpen, | Secretaries, 
Belfast Museum, 18th June, 1874. 
Mr, Joun Anpersov, the treasurer, then submitted the 
statement of accounts. From these it appeared that the 
total receipts, including a balance of £97 0s 5d brought 
forward to credit from preceding year, had been £264 6s 
5d ; the expenditure had been £272 10s 10d, thus showing 
a balance of £8 435d due to the treasurer, Mr. Ander- 
son compared this statement with the past year’s and with 
preceding ores. He urged a canvass of the town to pro- 
cure new guinea subscribers, The addition of about thirty 
more subscribers would keep matters all right. 
Dr. Rosert Sreen, the librarian, submitted a list of 
new books and serials received during the year. 
