Minutes of Proceedings. 253 



Monday, Mat 24, 1897, 

 Sir John Gilbeet, xl.d., a Yice-President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Thomas Preston, m.a., signed the Roll and was admitted a 

 Memher of the Academy. 



Mr. T, J. "Westropp, m.a., read a Paper on "The distribution of 

 Cromlechs in the County of Clare." 



Dr. Prazer exhibited a Silver Cup lent for Exhibition by Mr. 

 Waterhonse. 



Mr. Coffey exhibited a Spear found near Enniskillen by Mr. 

 Thomas Plunkett, m.e.i.a. 



The following Science Grants, recommended by the Council, were 

 sanctioned by the Academy : — 



£100 to a Committee consisting of Lord Rosse, Dr. G. P. 

 Pitz Gerald, and Mr. E. CuUum, to assist them in carrying on the 

 Magnetical Observatory at Yalentia. 



£35 to a Committee consisting of Rev. Dr. S. Haughton, Dr. D. 

 J. Cunninghan, Dr. A. C. Haddon, and Dr. Charles R. Browne, to 

 assist them in carrying on the work of the Anthropometrical Labora- 

 tory, Trinity College, Dublin, and the Ethnographical Survey of 

 Ireland. 



£12 to Mr. Henry Dixon, to assist him in carrying on his investi- 

 gations of the Physics of the Transpiration Current, and the Problem 

 of the Ascent of Sap in High Trees. 



£6 to a Committee consisting of Dr. E. P. Wright, Messrs. P. "W. 

 Moore, and D. M'Ardle, to assist them in the investigation of the 

 Irish Hepaticae. 



£35 to a Committee consisting of Dr. R. P. Scharff, Messrs. G. 

 H. Carpenter, A. R. Mchols, G. E. H. Barrett-Hamilton, R. J. 

 Ussher, R. Lloyd Praeger, and H. Lyster Jameson, to assist them in 

 continuing their researches into the Fauna of Ireland. 



£12 to Mr. Thomas Plunkett to assist him in exploring a large 

 Caixn a short distance from Enniskillen. 



The Treasurer, in accordance with By-law 3, Chapter III., read a 

 List of Members in arrear. 



Donations to the Library were announced and thanks were voted 



to the Donors. 



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