2 Annual Meeting. 



meeting was held on 5th January, 1897, when Mr. L. L. 

 Macassey, b.l., read a paper entitled * A Run Through the 

 Mourne Mountains,' illustrated with a series of photo slides by 

 Mr. R. Welch. The fourth meeting was held on 9th February, 

 when the following papers were read ' The Mystery of Indian 

 Fakirism.' by Dr. Hermann Walter, and ' Contouring with 

 Barometer in the Mourne Mountains,* by Professor M. F. 

 Fitzgerald, b.a. The fifth meeting was held on 2nd March, 

 wben Mr. S. F. Milligan, m.r.i.a., gave a lecture — subject, 

 * Ireland, its Ancient Civilisation and Social Customs,' illus- 

 trated with a series of photo slides. Mr. Joseph Wright, 

 F.G.S., also read a paper on ' Boulder Clay : A Marine Deposit, 

 with Special Reference to the Till of Scotland.' The sixth was 

 a special meeting, held on the 17th of March, when Mr. John 

 Finnegan, b.sc, read a paper — subject, ' The History and 

 Properties of Rontgen Rays,' fully illustrated, with special 

 experiments and lantern photo slides. The seventh meeting 

 was held on 6th April, when Mr. E. W. MacBride, m.a., kindly 

 lectured on ' Starfish and Sea Urchins, their Haunts, Habits, 

 and History,' illustrated by special lantern slides. In addition 

 to the foregoing lectures, your Council arranged for two 

 lectures on the Cinematograph, which were given by Mr. W. 

 Nicholl in the Ulster Minor Hall on 27th and 28th February to 

 appreciative audiences. All the meetings of the Society were 

 well attended, and at several numbers had to be refused 

 admittance owing to the want of accommodation in the lecture- 

 hall. The meetings of kindred societies continue to be held in 

 the Museum, and the Ulster Medical Society, after some years of 

 absence, has again rented the room known as the library, with 

 daily access for its members. The Belfast Naturalists' Field 

 Club, Ulster Amateur Photographic Society, also the Belfast 

 Mechanical and Engineering Association continue to meet 

 regularly in your rooms. The Museum collections have been 

 augmented by some valuable additions, which are incorporated 

 with the pre-existing series, and displayed as well as space 

 limits permit. It is, however, to be regretted that the specimens 



