REPORT OF DELEGATE TO CORRESPONDING 

 SOCIETIES' COMMITTEE OF BRITISH ASSOCIATION. 



NATURAL HISTORY OF THE DRAGON-FLY. 



The fifth meeting of the Club was held in the Museum, 

 College Square North, on Tuesday, 19th March, when Mr. F. 

 Balfour Browne, M.A. (Oxon), F.R.S.E., F.Z.S., submitted his 

 report as Delegate to the British Association and gave a delightful 

 lecture on the " Natural History of the Dragon-Fly." The 

 President (Mr. R. J. Welch) occupied the chair. Before calling 

 upon Mr. Balfour Browne for his address the following resolution 

 was carried by acclamation, on the proposal of the President : — 

 "" That we record our gratification at the honour which has 

 devolved upon four of our members by being elected members of 

 the Royal Irish Academy at the meeting of the Academy on 16th 

 March, and we congratulate Dr. Dwerryhouse, Professor Gwynne- 

 Vaughan, and Messrs. Foster and Stelfox on this recognition of 

 their scientific work." On the proposal of Mr. A. W. Stelfox, 

 seconded by Mr. Robert Patterson, a second resolution was 

 ■carried, namely— "That Dr. R. F. Scharff, Ph.d., F.L.S., M.R.I.A., 

 be elected an honorary member of our Club in recognition of his 

 valuable scientific work and of the encouragement and aid which 

 he has given to members of our Club in the study of natural 

 history in Ireland." 



Mr. Balfour Browne then laid the following report before the 

 meeting : — I had the honour of representing this Society at the 

 Conference of Delegates of the Corresponding Societies of the 

 British Association held last year at Portsmouth. There were, as 

 usual, two meetings of the Conference, one on 31st August and 

 the other on 5th September. 



At the first meeting the Report of the Committee was read, 

 .and in it was a reference to the attempt which had been made to 



