2 54 [Proc. B.N.F.C., ' 



may be accounted a good amount of work for one season. It is 

 to be regretted that Mr. Brenan was unfortunately prevented, by 

 circumstances beyond his control, from making such a scientific 

 arrangement and classification of these specimens as would 

 display them to the greatest advantage, and more fully meet the 

 requirements of the Club. 



Prize 20. Mr. William Hanna, B.A., submits a series of 

 microscopic slides in competition for this prize, consisting of a 

 series of sections illustrating the development of the chick. 

 They are very complete, and highly illustrative of a subject not 

 hitherto undertaken by any member of the Club. The slides 

 as such are excellent in every respect, displaying a scientific 

 knowledge and manipulative skill that is highly creditable to 

 the collector, who beyond question merits the prize offered. 



Prize 23. Miss A. H. Tate competes for this prize with 

 twelve photographs illustrative of Irish archaeology. This set 

 includes several local remains not hitherto illustrated, and we 

 have much pleasure in awarding the prize to Miss Tate. 



(Signed), / William Gray. 



j William Swanston. 

 ( S. A. Stewart." 



An application was lately received from the Royal Meteo- 

 rological Society requesting the assistance of the Club in the 

 department of phenological observations. The Committee are 

 glad to state that no difficulty was experienced in providing from 

 among the Club's members the requisite number of observers 

 in the Counties of Down and Antrim, and they take this oppor- 

 tunity of thanking those members for their willing aid. 



The attention of members is again called to the work which 

 is being carried on by the Belfast Natural History and Philoso- 



