4 Animal Meeting. 



for another visit of the British Association to Belfast. That 

 Association visited Belfast in 1852, and again in 1874. It was 

 twenty-two years since the last visit, and, as that learned body 

 were greatly in demand, if they were invited probably their 

 Committee of Management would not be able to fix a date 

 sooner than two or three years hence. The question, then, 

 was whether it was now desirable to invite the British 

 Association to this city. 



Mr. Thomas Workman in seconding the motion said he 

 quite agreed with the President that the falling off in the 

 Society's income should be looked into, and he also thought 

 the suggestion about the British Association should receive 

 their earnest attention. 



The Report and Financial Statement were adopted. 



Mr. R. M. Young, referring to the donations which the 

 Society had received, directed special attention to an eight-legged 

 kid, received from Mr. Matthew Hall, of Doagh, and an Arab 

 gun, presented by Mrs. Walton Browne. 



They were both exhibited on the table, and it was agreed 

 that the thanks of the Society should be sent to the donors of 

 these two interesting objects, and to others from whom 

 contributions had been received during the year. 



The following five members of Council who retired by 

 rotation were re-elected: — Mr. J. H. Greenhill, Mr. John 

 Brown, Professor Fitzgerald, Mr. W. Swanston, and Mr. J. 

 Wright. 



Mr. John Brown moved a vote of thanks to Mr. R. L. 

 Patterson for the able manner in which he had filled the 

 presidential chair during the year. Both in private and public 

 he had ruled over them with dignity, and their meetings had 

 gone on most pleasantly under his guidance. That was the 

 third occasion Mr. Patterson had been their President, and they 

 would all be glad to see him coming back again. 



Dr. MacCormac, in seconding the vote, also referred in 

 eulogistic terms to Mr. Patterson, making very complimentary 

 reference to his presidential address. 



The vote was passed by acclamation. 



