REPORT. 



The Committee of the Belfast Naturalist Field Club at the close 

 of the 37th year of the Club's existence beg to submit the 

 following Report. 



After a careful revision there are now 322 members included 

 in the Club's list of members. 



The attendance at the Summer Field meetings and the 

 lectures during the Winter Session was fully up to the average 

 of former years, and the practical interest taken in the Club's 

 work has been fairly maintained. 



The botanical section creditably continued the Saturday 

 afternoon excursions and their class-room demonstrations. 

 The special report of the section is attached. 



The following field meetings were held during the year : — 



Armagh . . . . . . , , 20 May. 



Cargan and locality .. , , .. 10 June. 



Dundrum . . . , . . . . 24 June. 



Dungiven and Limavady .. ,, 11, 12 & 13 July. 



Toome .. ., ,, ,, 12 August. 



Baliynahinch ., .. .. 2 September. 



All the excursions were well attended, and were highly 

 appreciated by the members and visitors. 



The following are the meetings held during the Winter 

 Session, with the subjects discussed : — 



13 Nov., Our Papuan Fellow-Subjects at Work and Play — Prof. Haddon. 



21 ,, The Work of the Club— Rev. C. H. Waddell, b.d. 



19 Dec, The Origin of Caverns in Limestone Districts — Adam Speers, B.Sc. 



,, Note on Our Antrim Caves — William Gray, m r.i.a. 



16 Jan., The History and Antiquities of Inisclothran in Lough Ree — W. J. 

 Fennell and F. J. Bigger, m. r.i.a. 



,, Half-hour in the Garden — F. J. Bigger, m. r.i.a. 



16 Feb., Botanising in the Centre and West of Ireland — R. Lloyd Praeger, 



B.E., M.R.I. A. 



