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curator continues to discharge efficiently his duties, in which 

 he has the assistance of the sub-curator, Mr. Sinclair. The 

 Museum collection of local cretaceous fossils has been rendered 

 more complete by the identification of sped mens which hitherto 

 could not be named with entire certainty. Dr. W. F. Hume, 

 F.G.S., of London, kindly undertook to examine these and 

 compare them with authentic examples. This has been done, 

 and the fossils will now be inserted in their proper order in the 

 collection, makmg an addition of some forty species to the 

 known fauna of the Irish cretaceous rocks. There still remain 

 a few specimens which cannot be identified with any described 

 forms, and Dr. Hume is of opinion that some of these may be 

 nevf and unpublished species. On a former occasion Dr. 

 Hinde, F.G.S., kindly revised the Museum collection of 

 cretaceous sponges, and gave authentic names to such as could 

 be determined with certainty. In this connection it may be 

 stated that our Museum shelves contain the most complete 

 series of Irish cretaceous fossils extant. The Council desire to 

 tender their warm thanks to the Press for their admirable 

 reports of the Society's proceedings. In accordance with the 

 constitution of the Society, this meeting will be asked to elect 

 five members of Council for the ensuing year in place of the 

 following gentlemen, who retire, but are eligible for re-election, 

 viz. : — Messrs. John H. Greenhill, John Brown, Professor M. 

 F. Fitzgerald, Wm. Swanston, and Joseph Wright." 



Mr. John Brown (Hon. Treasurer) submitted the Financial 

 Statement, which referred to the decrease in the Society's 

 income, especially since 1892, and stated that the balance to be 

 carried forward was £<^ 13s 2d. 



The President, in moving the adoption of the Report and 

 Statement of Accounts, said he thought the diminution of 

 income just mentioned should receive their careful attention. 

 The Report was pretty much of the usual character. The 

 lectures were given in great variety, and the public attended in 

 very considerable numbers. He would like to throw out one 

 suggestion — viz., whether they should not initiate a movement 



