Belfast flatural Ibistoii? anb pbiloeopbical 

 Socteti?- 



ANNUAL REPORT, 1901. 



The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Society was held 

 on the 1 6th July, in the Museum, College Square North. Mr. 

 John Brown, President, occupied the chair, and the attendance 

 included— Messrs. R. Lloyd-Patterson, D.L., J.P. ; W. H- 

 Patterson, M.R.I.A.; T. F. ShiUington, J.P. ; R. Young, J.P., 

 C.E. ; Andrew Gibson, George Kidd, J.P.; R. M. Young, J.P. ; 

 Henry Musgrave, Davys Bowman, A. J. Jackson, W. Armstrong, 

 R. Patterson, M.R.I.A. ; Isaac Ward, James O'Neill, M.A. ; W. 

 F. Faren, and W. H. F. Patterson. Letters of apology regret- 

 ting their inability to be present were announced as having been 

 received from Sir James Henderson, D.L. ; and Mr. Seaton F. 

 Milligan, M.R.LA. 



Mr. R. M. Young, Hon. Secretary, having read the notice 

 convening the meeting, submitted the report of the Council, 

 as follows : — 



The Council of the Belfast Natural History and Philosophical 

 Society desire to submit their report of the working of the 

 Society during the past year. 



The Winter Session was opened in the Museum on the 6th 

 November, 1900, when the President of the Society (Mr. John 

 Brown) delivered an inaugural address ; subject — " Some 

 Matters Electric," with lantern and experimental illustrations. 



The Second Meeting was held on the nth December, when 

 the following papers were read : — i, Mr. John H. Da vies, on 

 "The Botany of the Shores of Lough Neagh ;" 2, Mr. W. H. 

 Patterson, M.R.I A., " Some Account of the Objects Comprised 

 in Lord Deramore's Recent Donation, Principally Antiquarian;" 

 3, Mr. W. Swanston, F.G.S., " Notes on Some Clay Concretions 

 from the Connecticut Valley, U.S.A." 



