-i^rd February^ 189 1 



Professor FitzGerald in the Chair. 



Alex. Tate, Esq., C.E., read 



The Report of the Society's Delegate to the last Meeting 



of the British Association. 



Mr. Tate gave some interesting information with regard to 

 the corresponding sections of that Association. He enumerated 

 a number of most important and interesting subjects upon 

 which local societies could very materially aid that Association 

 in the collection of statistics and other important information, 

 concluding with the hope that that and other kindred societies 

 would do what they could in the direction indicated. 



Professor FitzGerald said they must all feel very much 

 obliged to Mr. Tate for the very great care with which he had 

 collected the information requisite in order that the local 

 societies might give their best assistance in obtaining data 

 with respect to the various matters as to which Mr. Tate had 

 spoken, and possibly some gentleman present might have 

 suggestions to make as to any local societies or associations 

 which had got special information or details as to some of the 

 points brought forward. 



Mr. Gray said he was much obliged for the kind way in 

 which he had been referred to by Mr. Tate. He wished to 

 refer to one point particularly, namely, the destruction of our 

 native plants. The common ferns we love to see along the 

 local hedgerows have been wantonly destroyed or uprooted and 

 sold by irresponsible dealers, and he applied to the Members of 

 the Society to exercise their influence on the public generally, 

 in order to discourage this destruction of native plants along 

 our local hedgerows. 



