4 Annual Meeting. 



be always associated. By the death of Canon Grainger, D.D., 

 M.R.I.A , one of our older members, a blank has occurred in 

 our circle not easily to be filled up. 



" The Ulster Fauna Committee continues its useful work 

 under its zealous secretaries, Messrs. Robert Patterson and R. LI. 

 Praeger, B.A., M.R.I.A. Some valuable birds have been added 

 to the Society's collection by their efforts, as will be seen in the 

 accompanying report. 



" The Hon. Treasurer has again the pleasure of reporting a 

 satisfactory condition of the Society's finances. The income 

 shows an increase of over £^p beyond that of last season. The 

 items which contributed to this are — entrance fees at Easter 

 and during the session, contributions from other Societies for 

 the use of rooms, the sale of shares, and an increase in the 

 subscriptions from new annual subscribers joining for the sake 

 of the Engineering Section recently inaugurated. Owing to the 

 increase in the items of salary of assistant curator, cleaning 

 Museum, reporting discussions, and providing for the deficit in 

 popular lecture account, there is an increase of about ;^12 in 

 expenditure, leaving a balance of about £26 in the hands of the 

 Treasurer. 



" A list of donations to the Museum and of the exchange 

 publications, received during the year from the various leading 

 Natural History and Philosophical Societies, is subjoined. The 

 donations to the Society call for more than passing notice, as 

 they include a valuable series of the Ray Society's volumes, most 

 kindly presented by Mr. Robert Lloyd Patterson, J.P., F.L.G., 

 and the Volunteer uniform and sword worn by Henry Joy 

 M'Cracken, presented by Mr. Christopher Aitchison, J.P., 

 Loanhead, N.B. The catalogue of the library has at length 

 been printed, and copies sent out to all the members. The 

 Hon. Librarian has arranged that all the books, with a few 

 exceptions of scarce volumes, principally MSS., will be lent out 

 on application. The Council would desire to give their best 

 thanks to the local Press for their admirable reports of the 

 Society's proceedings; 



