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Then as to places — I have had the advantage of visiting 

 many places, both in the North of Ireland and in other parts of 

 •our country, which probably but for the excellent arrangements 

 made by the Club's Committee might have remained unknown 

 to me and unvisited even to this day. Many of those places were 

 most interesting ; a casual person found no difficulties of travel or 

 of making out routes or times for himself, all was done for him, 

 and besides, interested and congenial fellow-travellers were also 

 tempted to enter on those pleasant Club excursions. What 

 interesting talks we had, some one teaching and others learning. 

 We know how many students of Nature received their first call 

 at the meetings of our Club. 



That I am not to-day a Geologist, a Botanist, or a Zoologist 

 is no fault of the Club, the fault is in myself, for I had many 

 opportunities of learning much about these things and others, but 

 the delight of the open air, the pleasant intercourse, and the rest 

 from other occupations kept me, perhaps, from being an earnest 

 student in the branches of Science attended to by Field Clubs. 

 I might have made myself a name for research in some important 

 branch, but when I had opportunities I was not keen enough. 

 My last words to all members, the young especially, are — Do not 

 neglect your opportunities, be as keen as you can, be in earnest. 



Professor Grenville A. J. Cole, Dean of the Royal College of 

 Science for Ireland, and Director of the Geological Survey of 

 Ireland, said : — Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen — Mr. Praeger 

 has analysed the geological work of the Belfast Naturalists' Field 

 Club, and I need only add my sincere appreciation of its value. 

 I am indeed proud to be here as representative of the Royal 

 College of Science, and I am sorry that, through two unfortunate 

 accidental circumstances, I am the only representative of that 

 College, and thus of the Department of Agriculture for Ireland. 

 Directly the College knew that it was invited to send delegates, it 

 was felt that the Belfast Naturalists' Field Club should be 



