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1903. 

 :iOth Jan. " Recent Progress in Irish Botany." Mr. R. LI. Praeo;er, M.R.I. A. 

 17th Feb. "Rambles among and about the Mourne Mountains." Mr. Nevin H. Foster. 

 17th Mar. ' • Foraminif eral Boulder Clay from Woodburn, Carrickfergus." Mr. Joseph 

 Wright, F.G.S. 

 "The West Coast of Norway and Spitzbergen." Mr. James Stelfox, M.I.C.E. 

 Lantern Slides of various subjects by Messrs. W. A. Green, Hamilton M'Cleery, 

 George M'Lean, and Robert Welch. 

 •28th Apr. Annual Meeting. 



The Science Gossip Half -hours were well attended. 



The Vice-President, Mr. W. J. Fennell, invited the mem- 

 bers to a Reception on 31st October, 1902, when Sir Harry 

 Johnston, K.C.B., G.C.M.G., gave a most interesting account 

 of his travels in Uganda. 



Delegates from your Club attended a meeting in Dublin 

 of the Irish Field Club Union on 4th November, 1902. 



The Club has to record the honour conferred on one of 

 its members, Mr. John Brown, who has been elected a Fellow 

 of the Royal Society. 



Only one collection has been received in competition for 

 prizes offered by the Club, viz. : — Mr. W. A. Green has sub- 

 mitted a set of 12 photographs of Archaeological subjects under 

 Class 23. 



Your Committee were invited in December to co-operate 

 with the Queen's College and the Natural History and Philo- 

 sophical Society in forming a Society for the special study of 

 Marine Biology. Their joint labours have resulted in the 

 formation of the " Ulster Fisheries and Biology Association,'^ 

 on the Council of which your Club is represented. 



We have again to thank the kind friends from whom we 

 received hospitality on the occasions of our Summer Excur- 

 sions, as detailed in Proceedings. 



A short synopsis of the work done by the Club in con- 

 nection with the British Association Belfast Meeting, 1902, 

 is subjoined. 



The movement to invite the British Association to meet 

 in Belfast was formally initiated at a Committee meeting of 

 the Club, held in the Museum on 10th December, 1897. All 

 the officials and many members of the Club were elected on 



