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collectors, and the balance acquired by purchase. Your council 

 have arranged, as intimated in their last report, for the renewal 

 where required, of other collections, including local geology, 

 conchology, and antiquities. Everything will be completed in 

 time for the meeting of the British Association in September 

 next. The painting of the interior of the Museum has caused 

 an amount of extra work in taking down such specimens as 

 are displayed outside the cabinets, and cleaning and replacing 

 them. This prevented, to some extent, attention being paid 

 to other portions of the collections, not only during the 

 improvements, but for some time after. Subsequently the 

 revision of the MacAdam collection of local fossils has been 

 proceeded with. This collection is an extensive one. It was 

 accumulated at very great expense and labour by the late Mr. 

 James MacAdam, F.G.S., and contains many specimens ot 

 species which have been only rarely or not at all obtainable by 

 recent geologists. It is the most complete collection of Irish 

 cretaceous fossils ever made by one individual. Amongst 

 many other good things the type specimen of Loricula Maca- 

 dami has been recovered. As far as can be ascertained at 

 present, this is unique. Your Council took advantage of the 

 inquiry held in Belfast by the Royal Commission on University 

 Education in Ireland to present a memorial to them on the 5th 

 April, setting out their views on the question of the teaching 

 of natural history in Queen's College, and advocating increased 

 facilities in that direction. Your Council received with deep 

 regret the announcement of the death of the Marquis of 

 Dufferin and Ava, the only surviving honorary member of the 

 Society. Several members of Council represented the Society 

 at his funeral. 



A list of donations to the Museum, and of the publications 

 received in exchange from home and foreign societies, will be 

 printed with the present report. 



Your council desire to express their best thanks to the local 

 Press for their reports of the various meetings. 



The following members retire from office, and offer themselves 



