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Satukdat, Novembek 30, 1895. 

 (Stated Meeting.) 



Dk. J. K. Ingeam, S.F.T.C.D., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. John Yinycomb and Mr. Francis J. Bigger signed the Roll, 

 and "were admitted Members of the Academy. 



A ballot was opened for the election of a Member of Council. 

 Deputy Surgeon- General King and Dr. Joyce were appointed Scruti- 

 neers. 



Mr. Francis J. Bigger read a Paper on "Prehistoric Settlements 

 at Portnafeadog, in the parish of Moyrus, Connemara." 



Mr. F. J. Bigger also exhibited some photographs of early Chris- 

 tian antiquities at Inishmacdarragh, off Roundstone, not apparently 

 hitherto exhibited. 



Donations to the Library were announced, and thanks voted to the 

 Donors. 



On the report of the Scrutineers the President declared the Earl 

 of Rosse, K.p., F.E.S., elected a member of Council on the Committee 

 of Science. 



The President, under his hand and seal, nominated the Earl of 

 Rosse a Vice-President of the Academy. 



The following recommendation from Council was adopted : — 



" The Council recommend the Academy to lend their Mace 

 (properly insured) to the Arts and Crafts Exhibition, subject to 

 having it returned to the Academy at such times as it shall be 

 demaaded by the Treasurer." 



Monday, Decembek 9, 1895. 

 Dr. J. K. Ingram, s.f.t.c.d.. President, in the Chair. 

 Francis Elrington Ball and Rev. "William Spotswood Green, m.a., 

 were elected Members of the Academy. 



Mr. Charles J. Joly, m.a., f.t.c.d., read a Paper on " The System 

 of Scalar Invariants of two Linear Vector Functions." 



By permission of the Academy, Mr. A. Vaughan Jennings, f.l.s., 



read a Paper on " Two new species of Phycopeltis from New Zealand." 



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