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the matter of preparing a handbook to the district, and many 

 of your members occupy positions of responsibility in connec- 

 tion with the various Committees that have been appointed to 

 prepare for the reception of the Association. 



The thanks of the Club are due to Mr. B. D. Wise, of 

 the Northern Counties Railway, for facilities given on the 

 occasion of the excursion to the Gobbins; to our President 

 in offering hospitality to our members on the excursion to the 

 Cave Hill ; to Lord Annesley for permission to visit his 

 demesne and gardens at Castlewellan, and to Mr. T. Ryan 

 for personally conducting our members on this occasion. 



Jas. St. J. Phillips, i 



■n -n I Hon. Sees. 



KoBERT Patterson, ) 



Reports on collections submitted in competition for Prizes 

 offered by the Club: — 



Collection for Prize XVI. sent in by Mr. H. Lamont Orr. 

 " This collection comprises 206^ named species of beetles col- 

 lected in the district. They have been excellently prepared 

 and mounted with extreme care, and we consider them well 

 worthy of the Prize, being the best collection ever sent in for 

 competition for this Prize. We have much pleasure in 

 awarding the Prize to Mr. Orr." 



S. A. Stewart. 

 Robert Patterson. 



Collection for Prize IX. sent in by Mr. James Orr. 

 '' For Prize IX. Mr. James Orr has sent a very good set of 

 Lias fossils, chiefly collected in Islandmagee. The specimens 

 are well selected, nicely displayed, and include a number of 

 the rarer forms. This collection fairly represents the Inver- 

 tebrate fauna of Liassic times, and we have much satisfaction 

 in awarding the Prize to Mr. James Orr." 



S. A. Stewart. 

 Robert Patterson. 



Report of the Committee of the Botanical Section for 

 Session 1901-'02: — 



Your Committee beg to report that the field work of the 

 section was carried out during the Summer Session, as in 



