Belfast Natural Ibtstor^ ant) pbilosopbtcal 

 Society. 



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ANNUAL REPORT, 1891. 



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The Annual Meeting of the Shareholders in this Society was 

 held on 20th June, 1891, in the Museum. Amongst those 

 present were the Rev. John Kinghan, Professor Fitzgerald, C.E. ; 

 Dr. MacCormac, Messrs. R. Lloyd Patterson, J. P., F.L.S, ; 

 John Anderson, J.P. ; J. J. Murphy, James Thompson, J. P. ; 

 Robert Young, C.E. ; A. T. Jaekson, John Brown, Wm. 

 Swanston, F.G.S. ; R. LI. Praeger, M.R.I.A. ; James O'Neill, 

 M.A. ; and R. M.Young, B.A., Hon. Secretary. 



On the motion of Mr. James O'Neill, the ch-air was taken 

 by Professor Fitzgerald. 



Mr. R. M. Young, Hon. Secretary^ read the Annual Report, 

 which was as follows : — 



"The Council of the Belfast Natural History and Philo- 

 sophical Society appointed by the Shareholders at the last 

 Annual Meeting on 23rd May, 1890, desire to submit their 

 Report of the working of the Society during the past year. 



"The ordinary Winter Session was opened on loth October, 

 1890, when an Address was delivered by the Right Hon. 

 Leonard H. Courtney, MP., on 'Proportional Representation,' 

 illustrated by a test election. 



" The second meeting was held on 3rd November, 1890, when 

 Mr. George Trobridge, head-master of the Belfast Government 

 School of Art, gave a lecture on ' Art in the Belfast Museum.' 



