320 Royal Irish Academy. 



A ballot was then opened for the election of a Librarian, and sub- 

 sequently, on the report of the scrutineers, Professor Grenville A. J. 

 Cole, F.G.S., was declared duly elected to that office. 



On the motion of Mr. G. L. Cathcart, m.a., f.t.c.d., seconded by 

 Rev. Dr. Bernard, f.t.c.d., Secretary, Dr. Atkinson, Secretary of the 

 Council, was elected a Eepresentative of the Academy on the Board of 

 Visitors of the Science and Art Museum, &c., Dublin, in the room of 

 the late Dr. Frazer. 



Monday, June 12, 1899. 



Me. John Ribton Gaestin, d.l., f.s.a., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Edward Parnall Culverwell, m.a., f.t.c.d., signed the Roll and 

 was admitted a Member of the Academy. 



Mr. Henry A. Shuckburgh Upton was elected a Member of the 

 Academy. 



Mr. E. P. Culverwell, m.a., f.t.c.d., read a Paper "On the 

 Conditions for Maximum and Minimum Solutions in the Calculus of 

 Variations for Finite Variations." 



The Secretary read for Mr, W. J.Knowles a Report by Mr. Knowles, 

 Mr. W. H. Patterson, Mr. R. L. Praeger, and Mr. F. J. Bigger, on 

 "Prehistoric Remains in the neighbourhood of Roundstone, and on 

 the sea-shore along Mannin and Ballyconneely Bays." 



The Secretary read for Prof. Marcus Hartog, d.sc, an ad interim 

 Report on his Researches into the Physical Structure of Protoplasm. 



The Treasurer read (in accordance with By-law 3, Chapter rii.) 

 the list of Members in arrear. 



The Treasurer laid on the table — 



(«). The Audited Accounts for 1898-9. 

 {b). The Estimate for 1899-1900. 



The following grants for Scientific Investigation, recommended by 

 the Council, were approved : — 



£45 to a Committee, consisting of Dr. R. F. Scharff, Mr. F. W. 

 Moore, Mr. R. L. Praeger, Mr. G. Pim, Prof. T. Johnson, Dr. E. J, 



