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Secretary, has been most active during the Session (see Report, 

 page 302). 



The Celtic Class having been nurtured to maturity under the 

 sheltering care of the Club, has now formed a separate organisa- 

 tion — The Belfast Gaelic League — which is both active and 

 prosperous and likely to do good work in advancing the study 

 of the Irish language. Any of the members interested in the 

 preservation of the Celtic tongue should take advantage of this 

 Society. 



The Botanical Section, formed during the year under the 

 guidance of the Rev. C. H. Waddell, b.d., has made satisfactory 

 progress, and will doubtless continue to keep this important 

 study in the forefront of the Club's work. This Section is the 

 practical outcome of Professor Johnson's course of Botanical 

 Lectures last session. 



The following is the report of judges appointed to examine 

 the collections sent in by members in competition for prizes : — 



We have carefully examined the four sets of Micro slides 

 submitted in competition for the Club prizes, No. 21 and 22. 

 Each set is of very high merit, and maintains the standard of 

 the Club's best work. 



Prize No. 21 we award to the Rev.'John Andrew for a very 

 excellent set of slides illustrative of rock structure, being chiefly 

 sections of Northern Basalts and Granites carefully selected, 

 skilfully prepared, and very neatly mounted and named. 



Prize No. 22 we award to Henry Hanna, a.b., for a very 

 superior collection of slides illustrative mainly £of Marine 

 Zoology, including good typical examples of Protozoa, Hydrozoa, 

 Porifera, Actinozoa, Crustacea, and Tunicata, all properly 

 prepared and neatly mounted, forming a valuable set for educa- 

 tional purposes. 



William Gray. 

 Joseph Wright. 

 S. A. Stewart. 



Your Committee trust that during the coming Session more 

 individual research will be done by the members, and regret 



