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Technical Instruction Committee of the Corporation, which was 

 now so closely and so wisely joined to the Queen's University of 

 Belfast, they would be of value to the students, not alone of 

 Belfast, but of the whole of the North of Ireland. In conclusion, 

 after expressing how much they owed the Belfast Press for the 

 admirable reports they gave of their meetings. Sir John Byers said 

 he wished, in the name of every member of that society, to thank 

 their honorary secretary, Mr. R. M. Young, who had laboured 

 for a quarter of a century to make it successful, and also their 

 honorary treasurer, Mr. John Horner, who, as a member of the 

 Library and Technical Instruction Committee, had done so much 

 to further the negotiations which had terminated so auspiciously 

 between the society and the Council. 



Right Honourable R. Young formally seconded the motion. 



Mr. William Gray, in supporting, said he would like to take 

 that opportunity of saying that he thoroughly endorsed all that 

 had been said by Sir John Byers, especially everything he had 

 stated as to the advantages that would accrue from the placing of 

 the society's collection in the proposed new museum. So long 

 ago as the year 1869 he had advocated the provision of some 

 such central museum, and it was with that object in view that 

 be became one of the first to urge the adoption of the Free 

 Libraries Act in Belfast. Mr. Gray went on to allude to the 

 arrangements made in connection with the agreement with the 

 Corporation. 



In answer to a question by Mr. A. T. Jackson, Sir Charles 

 Brett explained some of the provisions in the agreement, and 

 after further conversation in which Mr. Gray and Mr. H, Riddell 

 took part. 



The resolution was passed. 



On the motion of Mr. Gray, seconded by Dr. Allvv^orthv, 

 the following were elected members of the council of the society : — 

 Right Honourable Robert Young, J. P. ; Sir James Henderson? 

 D.L. ; Professor Gregg Wilson, Mr. Maurice F. FitzGerald, and 

 Mr. John Horner, 



