1879-1880.] 3^3 



i88o. 

 6th Jan. " Notes on a Tour through Switzerland, with special reference 



to the Origin of the Swiss Valleys." By Mr. Mann 

 Harbison. 



3rd Feb. I. "On the Round Towers; who buiJt them and for what 



purpose." A Notice of the latest views on this question. 

 By Mr. F. W. Lockwood. 



,, II. " On Sponge Remains from the Carboniferous Limestone 



of Benbulben, Co. Sligo." By Mr. Joseph Wright, F.G.S. 



2nd March. " On the Honey Bee and its Treatment." By Mr. Charles 

 Russell. 



23rd March. I. "Notes on North of Ireland Cup Markings." By the 



President, Mr. Wm. Gray, M.R.I. A. 



,, II. "On the Palaeontology of the Irish Cretaceous Strata." 



By Mr. William Gault. 



,, III. " On the Post Tertiary Foraminifera of the North of 



Ireland." By Mr. Joseph Wright, F.G.S. 



Abstracts of these papers, as well as notices of the various 

 excursions, appeared from time to time in the daily papers, thus 

 keeping the general public acquainted with the work in which your 

 Club has been engaged. The Committee have pleasure in 

 acknowledging the courtesy displayed by the local Press in so 

 readily inserting the communications of the Club. 



The Committee, as in former years, have distributed a large 

 number of copies of your Proceedings, and in return continue to 

 receive the publications of kindred societies, both British and 

 Foreign. The Club is also deeply indebted to the United States 

 Government for several parcels of Books, treating on the Geology 

 and Natural History of the States and Territories. 



WILLIAM SWANSTON, \ ^ ^ 

 F. W. LOCKWOOD, J 



Several Collections were sent in by members in competition for 

 some of the prizes offered by the Club. The Judges appointed to 

 make the awards report as follows : — 



" We have examined the twenty-five Microscopic Slides sub- 

 mitted by Mr. Charles Elcock in competition for Prize 14. We 

 are of opinion that the collection is strictly in accordance with the 

 conditions. The mounted objects are chiefly of Foraminifera, 



