Annual Meeting 105 



RESEAECH WORK. 



The lectures embodying the results of Mr. H. C. Lawlor's 

 Research Work on Souterrains and also those of Mr. J. A 

 Sidney Stendall's study of " Ulster Spiders " have been published 

 in the Society's Report and Proceedings. Grants have been made 

 by the Council to both these gentlemen to assist them in Research 

 Work. In this connection the Council desire to express their 

 thanks to the various lecturers for their kindness, in supplying 

 copious abstracts and illustrations of their lectures, for publica- 

 tion in the Society's "Proceedings." Copies of these "Proceed- 

 ings," for the purpose of interesting intending new members in 

 the work of the Society, may be obtained at the Museum or on 

 application to the Secretary. 



The Prize of X50 oflFered by the Society for a Monograph on 

 any Department of Botany, Zoology or Palaentology was awarded 

 to Messrs Welch and Stelfox, whose work was adjudged to be 

 excellent and original. 



PROCEEDINGS OF KINDRED SOCIETIES. 



For obvious reasons, the number of copies of Reports of 

 the Transactions and Proceedings of Kindred Societies, both 

 Home and Foreign, received during the past session, shows a 

 considerable diminution as compared with the number received 

 in pre-w^ar times. Exchanges have been ei^'ected in all cases 

 where it was possible to effect them. A list of the exchanges 

 will be attached to the Society's Report. 



OBITUARY. 



The Council deplores the death of the Right Hon. Robert 

 Young, a very old and enthusiastic member of the Society. 

 For many years he took an active part as a member of the 

 Council in furthering the Society's objects. At the last Annual 



