REPORT. 



The Committee of the Belfast Naturalists' Field Club now 

 lay before the Members the thirty-third Annual Report. The 

 work of the Club has been steadily carried on during the past 

 year, some good results having been obtained, especially by the 

 different sections of the Club, whilst an increasing co-operation 

 with the different other scientific Societies of Ireland has been 

 maintained. The Conference of all the Irish Field Clubs held 

 in Galway during July under the auspices of the Irish Field 

 Club Union was a hearty stimulus in this direction, going far to 

 assimilate the members of the different Field Clubs into one 

 active scientific organisation that must work for the good of 

 systematic work in natural science in Ireland. It is the earnest 

 desire of your Committee whilst not in one whit sacrificing the 

 individuality of the Club, nor the premier position it occupies, 

 to cordially co-operate with the other Irish clubs some of which 

 are necessarily weaker in membership and financial position. 

 Thus a federation may be formed, conferring strength and unity 

 and enabling scientific investigation to be comprehensively and 

 thoroughly carried out over the whole country. 



The creation of an entrance fee has acted as desired in keeping 

 the membership of the Club within working bounds without 

 materially affecting the finances of the Club. The membership 

 now stands at 480, 32 new members having been elected during 

 the year, 68 having died, resigned, or been struck off. 



During the summer the invariable good weather which 

 attends the Club rambles favoured the members. The attend- 

 ance varied from 107 at Glynn to 18 at Glenariff. 



The following is a list of the summer excursions : — 



Greyabbey ... ... ... .. 18 May. 



Glynn and Gleno ... ... ... 1 June. 



