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ANNUAL MEETING. 



The fortieth Annual Meeting of the Club was held in the 

 Belfast Museum on Tuesday evening, 28th April, 1903, the 

 Vice-President (Mr. W. J. Fennell, M.R.I.A.I.) in the chair. 

 The Annual Report and the Librarian's Report were read by 

 the senior Secretary, the Report of Botanical Section by Mr. 

 Alex. Milligan, and the Statement of Accounts by the 

 Treasurer, Mr. W. H. Phillips. 



On the motion of the Chairman, seconded: oy Mr. John 

 Vinycomb, M.R.I.A., the Reports and Statement of Accounts 

 were adopted. 



Mr. W. A. Green was awarded a prize for a set of 12 

 photographs sent in competition for Prize No. 23. 



Mr. W. H. Phillips moved, and Mr. G. C. Gough, F.G.S., 

 seconded, that Mr. W. J. Fennell be elected President for 

 the coming year. Professor Symington, F.R.S., was elected 

 Vice-President, on the motion of Mr. C. M. Cunningham, 

 seconded by Mr. R. Welch, and Mr. W. H. Phillips was re- 

 elected Treasurer, on the motion of Mr. T. E. Farringdon, 

 seconded by Mr. John Cottney. The Librarian (Mr. Donald- 

 son) was re-elected, on the motion of Mr. N. H. Foster, 

 seconded by Mr. John Hamilton. Mr. Robert Patterson, 

 M.R.I.A., was re-elected Secretary, and Mr. Nevin H. Foster, 

 M.B.O.U., his colleague. 



Thirteen names having been proposed for ten seats on 

 Committee, the meeting proceeded to elect by ballot, the 

 result being that Professor Gregg Wilson, D.Sc, Messrs. R. 

 Welch, J. St. J. Phillips, J. Vinycomb, M.R.I.A., George E. 

 Reilly, H. L. Orr. Joseph Wright, F.G.S., F. J. Bigger, 

 M.R.I.A., A. Milligan, and Geo. C. Gough, F.G.S., were 

 declared elected the Committee. 



A letter was read from the Cork Naturalists' Field Club 

 relative to a proposed " Nature Study " exhibit at the coming 

 Cork Exhibition. 



The Chairman proposed, and Mr. W. H. Phillips 

 seconded, a vote of thanks to the outgoing Secretary (Mr. 

 J. St. J. Phillips), who suitably responded. 



