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valuable addition to the Museum collections. It is to be regretted 

 that many departments remain almost entirely unrepresented — 

 among others, we might mention Insects, Crustaceans, Echino- 

 derms, Zoophytes, Sponges, &c, — to the study of which it is 

 desirable some members should give their spare time. It is also 

 hoped that more attention will be given to the collections of Irish 

 Antiquities, with a view to having a more complete series of them, 

 in every way worthy of the town, and representative of this district, 

 which is so rich in such remains. 



The exchange of Proceedings with kindred societies still con- 

 tinues with mutual benefit. Frequent applications are received 

 for the earlier parts, of which it is to be regretted there are none 

 remaining in the Secretaries' hands. The result of the exchanges 

 to your Club has been the acquisition of a large number of works 

 containing a vast amount of scientific knowledge not otherwise 

 easily accessible. It is hoped ere long they will be catalogued and 

 made more available to members than they have hitherto been. 



The Committee appointed the following gentlemen, viz. — Mr. 

 William Gray, M.R.I.A., Mr. Robert Young, C.E., and Dr. James 

 Moore, H.R.H.A., as Judges of the collections, &c, submitted in 

 competition for the Club and other prizes. Their award is as 

 follows : — 



"We have examined Mr. Gault's collection of Cretaceous 

 Fossils, and we are very much pleased to find such positive 

 evidence of a successful year's work. The collection includes 

 some new and rare forms, and many of the ordinary species are 

 in very good condition. Mr. Gault has not submitted a complete 

 list, and the form in which the list is presented prevents us from 

 ascertaining the number of species in time for this report, but we 

 are satisfied that for many reasons this collection is one of the best 

 ever presented in competition for the Club's prize, No. 7. We 

 have also examined Mr. F. W. Lockwood's sketches submitted in 

 competition for the prize (No. 21) offered by Dr. James Moore, 



