Minutes of Proceedings. 193 



The following Grants in aid of the Preparation of Scientific Eeports 

 have been sanctioned by the Academy : — 



£20 to Dr. Davy for further Researches on the Organic JSTitro- 

 prussides. 



£15 to Mr. T. H. Corry for an Examination of the Botany of Ben 

 Bulben. 



£20 to Mr. J. L. E. Dreyer for Calculations to determine the 

 exact Value of the Constant of Precession . 



£30 to the Rev. "W. Green towards Exploring the New Zealand 

 Glaciers. 



£25 to Mr. "W. F. De Vismes Kane for an Examination of the 

 Entomological Eauna of the wooded districts of Ulster. 



And the following will be submitted to the Academy this evening 

 for their sanction : — 



£25 to Mr. H. C. Hart for a Botanical Exploration of the Moun- 

 tain Ranges of Ireland. 



£15 to Mr. R. M. Barrington to complete his Botanical Exploration 

 of the Shores and Islands of Lough Erne. 



£15 to Mr, S. A. Stewart for a Botanical Exploration of Rathlin. 



£17 10s. lid. (in addition to £30 already voted) to Rev. "W. 

 Green towards Exploring the !N"ew Zealand Glaciers. 



The difficulties that retarded the delivery of the lectures of the 

 Todd Professor having been removed, the Council believe that the 

 lectures will be commenced before the close of the present session. 



The Council have authorized the printing of the first volume of 

 the Annals of Ulster. The Academy will remember that the cost of 

 the production of the work will be defrayed directly by the Govern- 

 ment, and will not be a charge on the funds of the Academy. 



The preparation of the Booh of Ballymote is being steadily pro- 

 ceeded with, upwards of two hundred pages of the ms. having been 

 photo-lithographed, and the Council have reason to anticipate that 

 before the end of the year one-half of the whole work will be com- 

 pleted. 



The Museum has received during the past year large and valuable 

 additions, comprising the collection made by Mr. "William Perry, to- 

 gether with several minor collections, and a donation from Trinity 



