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able Donations and Bequests for Ireland, under Article 34 of 

 the Society's Scheme, that the Society's Scheme be altered in 

 such manner as the said Commissioners shall deem expedient so 

 as to create a new class of Members of the Society, which will 

 include all persons of either sex who, after the ist day of 

 January, 191 5, shall be elected under bye-laws of the Society 

 for the time being and admitted by the Council as Annual 

 Subscribers ot such sum, being at least 5/- per annum, payable 

 • in advance, as from the 1st day of January in each year, as shall 

 be fixed by the Council from time to time. And that every 

 such Annual Subscriber, after paying such subscription, shall, 

 during the year covered by such subscription, be a Member of 

 the Society, and as such eligible to vote in the Election of the 

 Council, to become a Member of the Council, and to take part 

 in the business of the Society as fully as a Shareholder is 

 qualified to do under the Original Scheme. And that Share- 

 holders of more than one share shall not be liable for an annual 

 subscription, and that Shareholders of one share shall be liable 

 for an annual subscription of five shilHngs." 



Negotiations are proceeding with the Commissioners of 

 Charitable Donations and Bequests for Ireland, and the Council 

 hope that in a short time the necessary formalities will be completed 

 and the Society in a position to widen its membership and increase 

 its benefits to the citizens. 



In this connection the Council desire to acknowledge the 

 valuable help rendered by Sir Charles Brett, whose advice and 

 guidance have been of the utmost service to the Council and the 

 society. 



The Council regret to announce the death of two of the 

 Members of the Society during the past year. Mr. H. J. 

 MacBride, J.P., Mallusk, and Mr. John Smyth, B.A., C.E., 

 Banbridge." 



Mr. Riddell submitted the accounts, which showed that the 

 society had a substantial balance to its credit, and said they had 

 available a fair sum annually for the encouragement of science and 

 research in natural history, or any other subject. Research was a 



