420 Royal Irish Academy. 



1901 (adjoumed from 13th May and 10th June), the matter was 

 referred by the Council, 18th K'ovember, to a committee of officers for 

 report, which report, after consideration by the officers between 

 November and 27th January, 1902, was laid before the Council on 

 3rd February and adopted. The new by-laws were adopted and con- 

 firmed by the Academy at its meeting of 10th February, 1902. 



The Yery Rev. J. H. Bernard, d.d., has resigned the office of 

 Secretary of the Academy on his appointment to the Deanery of St. 

 Patrick's ; and Professor Stanley Lane Poole, Litt.d., has also resigned 

 the office of Secretary of Council, since he finds that his residence at 

 a distance in the country renders it almost impossible for him to 

 •carry out as he would wish the duties of the post. 



The Eeport was adopted unanimously. 



The Secretary moved, and Mr. C. J. Joly seconded, that By-Law 6, 

 Chap. IX., be suspended, to permit Mr. Eobert Lloyd Praeger, b.e., 

 to read the following Papers : — (1) " On Types of Distribution in the 

 Irish Flora " ; (2) " Gleanings in Irish Topographical Botany." 



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

 Donors. 



On the Report of the Scrutineers the following were declared duly 

 ■elected Members of the Academy : — 



John Isaac Beare, m.a., f.t.c.d. 



David Comyn. 



Samuel Dill, h.a. 



Most Rev. James Bennett Keene, d.d. 



Albert Edward Mettam, b.sc. 



Rev. Henry Kingsmill Moore, d.d. 



Leonard Richard Ffleming Strangways, m.a. 



"Wilbraham Fitz John Trench, m.a. 



And the following Honorary Members in the Section of 

 Science : — 



John Gilbert Baker. 

 Samuel Pierpont Langley. 



