4 [Proc. B.N.F.C. 



1902. 

 21st Jan. Short Papers :— 



Mr. George E. Reill.y—" Recent Discoveries at Lough Mourne " 



Miss M. K. Andrews—" Notes on Coast Erosion." 



Miss Walkington, LL.D. — " Notes on places between Knock and 



Newtownards." 

 Mr. Nevin H. Foster—" On Feathers." 

 Mr. James Orr— " Sea Urchins : fossil and recent." 

 Mr. W. A. Green— " Notes on Mollusca imported on foreign fruits." 

 Mr. R. Welch— " Various Lantern Slides." 

 18th Feb. "The Teeth of Vertebrates " -Mr. C. M. Cunningham, D.D.S., L.D.S. 

 18th Mar. " Rush-lights, Cruisies, and other allied objects"— Mr. Robert May. 



" Foraminifera from Knock Glen"— Mr. Joseph Wright, F.G.S. 

 22nd April. Annual General Meeting. 



The Science Gossip Half-hour having proved beneficial, 

 has been continued. Members are earnestly requested to 

 contribute as many objects of interest as possible, and so add 

 to the value of this informal meeting. 



The Club has had to mourn the loss of two distinguished 

 Honorary Members, Prof. Ralph Tate, its founder, and the 

 Marquis of Dufferin and Ava. Resolutions of regret and 

 sympathy were unanimously passed and were duly entered on 

 the minutes. 



Collections have been received in the Prize competitions 

 as follows : — 



Mr. H. L. Orr— Collection of Beetles. 



Mr. James Orr — Collection of Liassic Foesils. 



Appended are the reports of the Judges appointed to 

 deal with these collections. 



The reports of the Botanical Section and Lough Neagh 

 Fauna Committee are printed in extenso. The Botanical 

 Section continues to do useful work, under the presidency of 

 Rev. C. H. Waddell. 



The Geological Section has had under consideration the 

 recommendations of the Corresponding Societies of the British 

 Association. 



Your Committee have also to report that the British 

 Association meet in Belfast in September next, and consider 

 it desirable that as many members of the Club as possible 

 should become members of the British Association for the 

 coming meeting. The Local Committee of the British Asso- 

 ciation have adopted the work done by your sub-committee in 



