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society just started in Dublin on rules founded on the lines of 

 the premier Field Club of Ireland — the Belfast Naturalists' 

 Field Club. 



Mr. Kane, on being invited to the platform, paid a very 

 high compliment to the Belfast Club for the amount of good 

 work the members have accomplished, and for the hearty spirit 

 which pervaded their meeting, and proceeded to point out the 

 great importance of carefully and fully recording natural history 

 facts and discoveries, more especially in the formation of lists 

 and collections, much patient work having recently come under 

 his notice which has been rendered valueless by the reception 

 of specimens from sources admitting of error or doubt, or by 

 imperfect or misplaced labels. 



An examination of the collections submitted for the prizes, 

 and the election of nine new members, concluded a very inter- 

 esting meeting. 



