Annual Report, 



Your Committee, in presenting the forty -fifth Annual Report, 

 have pleasure in recording the continued prosperity of the Club. 



During the year 5 t new members were elected, of whom 46 

 qualified by paying their fees. There were 7 deaths and 18 

 resignations. On the 1st April, 1907, the membership was 418; 

 on the corresponding date this year it was 439, leaving a nett 

 increase of 21 members. 



Two new Sections, the Archaeological and Zoological, were 

 formed at the beginning of the Session and, with those of the 

 Botanical and Geological, have proved very successful. The 

 several Sections have held a large number of meetings during the 

 Winter, at which some valuable papers have been read, many of 

 these papers being the result of original research. The amount 

 of interest created and the attendance at these meetings has been 

 very gratifying to the Committee, who look forward to really 

 valuable work being done in the future. The Committee have 

 also to report the very much improved attendance at the Monthly 

 meetings. 



Eight Committee meetings have been held during the year, 

 at which the average attendance was 12 out of a possible 15. 



The Programme of the Summer Session was carried out, the 

 following being a list of the Eight Excursions : — 



Roughan Park 25th May. 



Islandmahee (Half-day) 15th June. 



Slemish, and Valley of the Braid ... 29th June. 

 Cork (Irish Field Club Union Triennial 



Conference) nth to 18th July. 



Greyabbey (Half-day) 27th July. 



Glendun 10th August. 



Lame Harbour (Half-day) ... 24th August. 



Ballycastle and District 7th September. 



