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Your Council has made the following Grants for scientific 

 research or to assist in the publication of important Books : 



1. Mr. Stelfox, ;!^I5, for research on " Gravels" 



2. Mr. Whitehouse, ;^io, for research on "Flatworms" 



3. Professor Henry and Canon O'Connell, ;!^5o — ^25 during 



the Session I9i3-i4and ;^25 during the Session 1914-15, 

 to assist in the publication of an Irish Manuscript 

 (Corpus Astrononn'ae) in the Society's Collections. 



A Prize of ^'50 was offered for the best Monograph on any 

 department of the Geology of Ulster. Owing to the absence of 

 Dr. Dwerryhouse the award of this Prize has not yet been decided. 



Your Council is pleased to report that the attendance at the 

 various lectures during the Session was very large and they trust 

 that there will be equally good attendances during the coming 

 winter. 



As heretofore Mr. George Donaldson rendered valuable 

 service to the Society and the Council regret that failing health 

 compels him to resign his work, and the Council beg to return him 

 its thanks for this work in the past and trusts he may yet be spared 

 many years. 



The thanks of the Council are again due to the Press for their 

 full and accurate reports of the lectures delivered during the 

 Session. 



In accordance with the constitution of the Society five 

 members of Council retire from office and are eligible for re-election- 

 Mr. H. RiDDELL, hon. treasurer, reported that the year 

 1913-14 was commenced with a credit balance of ^194 17s 3d, 

 and at the close of the year they had in hand a sum of;^2i9 8s 8d. 



The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the Report, said 

 they could congratulate that old-established Society on having had 

 another successful year. The lectures given were of exceptional 

 interest. The visits of such men as Professors Benjamin Moore, 



