1892-93.] 4 6 3 



represent much scientific work in this difficult group, and well 

 deserve the prize which we now award to Mr. Donnan. 



Prizes XX. and XXI. There are two collections of micro- 

 slides by ladies, both are of superior merit. Miss S. M. 

 Thompson, of Macedon, submits a varied collection ; and 

 Miss Patterson, of Holywood, a very excellent series of chick 

 embryo sections. Both are very well prepared and mounted, 

 displaying no small amount of practical skill. Miss Thompson's 

 collection is a very considerable advance upon former efforts, 

 and merits the highest commendation. It is difficult to distin- 

 guish between the relative merits of the two collections. For- 

 tunately it is not necessary to place them in the order of merit, 

 as the collections were submitted for different prizes, and we 

 award Prize XX. to Miss Patterson, and Prize XXI. to Miss 

 Thompson." 



(Signed) S. A. Stewart. 

 William Gray. 



Prize XVIII. In competition for this prize, for best collection 

 of Fungi, Rev. H. W. Lett, M.A., reports that two series have 

 been submitted to him by members in accordance with the 

 conditions. That of Miss Boyd numbered 46 species, that of 

 Mr. J. J. Andrew 54 species. Your Committee do not consider 

 either collection sufficiently extensive to merit the prize, but 

 trust that the members named will continue their mycological 

 studies during the coming year with better results. 



Under the superintendence of P. J. O'Shea, a new member 

 of the Club, a class has been started for the study of the Irish 

 language. Twenty members have joined the class, and at the 

 first meeting there was an attendance of 14. It is hoped this 

 new effort will be successful in promoting an interest in our 

 native tongue, and also, in a secondary sense, in increasing our 

 general membership. 



In conclusion, your Committee would again return thanks to 

 the public bodies and kindred societies who have favoured them 

 with their publications during the past year. 



R. Lloyd Praeger, \ „ c . 



Francis Joseph Bigger, ) Hon ' &***»*. 



