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Several members continued the study of their respective 

 groups in connection with the Natural History Survey of Clare 

 Island. 



Two meetings of the Section were held during the Winter 

 Session. At the first of these, on 13th December, several 

 members gave the results of their investigations during the long 

 excursion held at Cavan. The second meeting took place on 

 10th January, when the Hon. Sec. of the Section read a paper 

 entitled " Rare Birds in the Municipal Collection." 



During the Season 1911-12 numerous papers by members of 

 Section have been published. 



Two prominent members of the Section, Messrs. Nevin H. 

 Foster and A. W. Stelfox, have, during the past session, been 

 admitted to the Membership of the Royal Irish Academy. 

 (Signed) 



J. A. Sidney Stendall, Hon. Sec. of the Section. 



Report of the Junior Section. 



The inauguration of this branch of the Club took place at an 

 Extraordinary General Meeting held on 16th June, 191 1. 



Nineteen members have up to the present time been elected, 

 but it is hoped during the coming year considerably to increase 

 this number. 



The Committee of the Section, having realised the difficulty 

 of popularising Natural History by indoor meetings only, have 

 arranged to hold afternoon excursions for Junior members during 

 the Summer. These will be arranged to illustrate in a practical 

 manner the lectures held during the Winter months. 



Five meetings have been held, at which elementary papers 

 on Botany, Zoology, and Geology were read ; short extracts of the 

 papers will be found in the Proceedings. 

 (Signed) 



J. A. Sidney Stendall, Hon. Sec. of the Section. 



