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deposited in the Science and Art Museum, Dublin, where, but for the 

 evasion of the usual method of dealing with gold objects found in 

 Ireland, they would already have taken their place. 



In making this earnest appeal to Your Excellency the Council are 

 not only actuated by their sense of duty with regard to the interests 

 of the iN'ational Collection, but also feel strongly that the interests of 

 archaeology will be best served by placing these antiquities in what is 

 admitted to be the most important collection of kindred objects, which 

 it is desirable to render as complete as possible for the purposes of 

 comparative study. 



Signed on behalf of the President and Council of the Royal Irish 



Academy. 



^ N. Donnelly, Bishop of Canea, Vice-President. 



Robert Atkinson, Secretary of Council. 



The Report was adopted. 



On the Report of the Scrutineers the following were declared duly 

 elected as Honorary Members : — 



In the Section of Science. 



Paul Heinrich Groth. 



Right Hon. Sir John Lubbock, Bart. 



Luigi Cremona. 



In the Section of Polite literature and Antiquities. 



Priedrich Blass. 

 Antonio Ceriani. 

 Louis Duchesne. 

 Oscar Montelius. 

 On the Report of the Scmtineers, the Vice-President declared 

 the following duly elected as President and Council for the ensuing 



year : — 



President. 



Right Hon, The Earl of Rosse, k.p., ll.d., f.r.s. 



Council. 

 Committee of Science. 



Edward Perceval Wright, m.d. 

 Francis A. Tarleton, ll.d., d.sc. 

 Benjamin Williamson, d.sc. 



R.I.A. MINUTES, SESSION 1897-98. [^'^I 



