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The sub-committee appointed to report upon the advis- 

 ability of republishing the B.N.F.C. Guide, in anticipation of 

 the coming meeting of the British Association in Belfast, sub- 

 mitted their report. The final arrangements with reference to 

 this matter are now in the hands of the Publishing Committee 

 of the Local General Committee for the reception and enter- 

 tainment of the British Association in Belfast. 



Your delegate to the conference of Corresponding Societies 

 attended at Bradford, and reported during the Winter Session 

 as usual. He also attended as one of the deputation from 

 Belfast to invite the Association to visit Belfast in 1 902. This 

 movement (originated by the Belfast Naturalists Field Club) 

 has been crowned with success, the Association having accepted 

 the invitation and will visit Belfast in the autumn of 1902. 



The sub-committee appointed to report on the fauna of 

 Lough Neagh submitted their first report, a summary of which 

 is attached. 



The Botanical Section had a busy and successful year, as 

 will be seen by their report. 



The Rev. C. H. Waddell, M.A., B.D., and Canon Lett, 

 M.A., merit the best thanks of the Club for the very valuable 

 services they have rendered the section in giving so many 

 Botanical Demonstrations during the session. 



The thanks of the Club are also due to the Rev. C. H. 

 Waddell for the hospitality extended to the members who 

 attended the Field meeting at Saintfield. The Club's thanks 

 are also due to R. R. Fitzherbert, Esq., of Black Castle, Navan, 

 for the courtesy shown the members of the Dublin and Belfast 

 Clubs when they visited Navan ; also to the Chemical Salt 

 Company and their attentive manager, Mr. F. A. Walker, for 

 their courtesy in conducting a large number of members 

 through the salt mines at Eden, near Carrickfergus. 



Messrs. Stewart, Wright, Orr and Fennell were appointed 

 to examine and adjudicate on the collections offered in com- 

 petition for the Club's prizes. Their report is attached. 



William Gray, ) Hon. 

 W. D. Donnan, / Sees. 



