2 Annual Meeting. 



J. Marshall lectured on " The Northern Blackwater : its 

 Scenery, Antiquities, and Battlefields," illustrated by special 

 lantern views. 



The Fourth Meeting was held on 5th March, when Mr. 

 Ssaton F. Milligan, M.R.I.A., gave a popular lecture, fully 

 illustrated ; subject — " The Irish Industrial Awakening." The 

 chair was occupied, in the absence of the President, by Sir R. 

 J. M'Connell, Bart., and the proceeds were devoted to the 

 reduction of the debt owed by the Causeway Defence Fund. 



The Closing Meeting was held on the 8th April. Mr. John 

 L. Macassey, C.E., read a paper ; subject — " The Mourne 

 Scheme for the Supply of Water to the City of Belfast," illus- 

 trated by special lantern views. 



The President also gave an account of the meeting of 

 delegates to the British Association in Glasgow. 



The meetings were less in number than usual, mainly owing 

 to the renovation of the Museum building, which delayed the 

 opening of the session. There was a satisfactory attendance of 

 the members and general public at all the meetings, and several 

 of the papers submitted were subsequently favourably referred 

 to and discussed in the local Press. The number of societies 

 holding their meetings in the Museum shows no diminution. 

 As usual, the attendance of the public was very large at Easter, 

 when the Museum was opened at a nominal charge. 



As will be seen from the Hon. Treasurer's Statement 01 

 Accounts, duly audited by the Local Government Board's 

 Auditor, a reduction of balance has been caused by the special 

 expenses involved in renovating the Museum premises. This 

 will, however, be partially met by subscriptions given by 

 members towards this purpose. 



Owing largely to the zealous efforts of Mr. Robert Patterson, 

 F.Z.S., M.B.O.U., a considerable sum has been contributed by 

 friends of the Society with a view to place the collections of 

 objects of natural history on a satisfactory footing. Old and 

 worn-out examples in the Thompson collection of Irish birds 

 will be replaced by new specimens, partly presented by local 



