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a) ; j 20 JAN 33 f 
Aatural History & Philosophical Society 
On Wednesday, the 19th of June, 1878, the Annual 
Meeting of Shareholders was held in the Belfast 
- Museum, College Square North. There were present 
—Robert Young, Esq.,in the chair ; Robert M‘Adam, 
Esq., John Anderson, Esq., Joseph John Murphy, 
Esq., Robert Lloyd Patterson, Esq., Wm. H. Patter- 
son, Esq., Dr. Steen, A. O’D. Taylor, Esq. 
. After the advertisement convening the meeting 
had been read by the Chairman, he called upon the 
Secretary, Mr. Taylor, : read Riki Report, which 
ran thus :— 
REPORT BY THE COUNCIL FOR THE 57TH SESSION, 
« 1877-78. 
In the last report which the council submitted to 
the shareholders, they advised that the evening of 
_ meeting should be changed from Wednesday to Tues- 
day. That change was opproved of at the last annual 
“meeting, and during the session now closed the society 
F met on Tuesday evenings. This alteration has 
given general satisfaction, and the council recommend 
that Tuesday be adhered to for another year, so that 
the change may havea fair trial. The audiences have 
