4 Annual Meeting. 



for re-election :— S. F. Milligan, John Brown, Andrew Gibson 

 William Swanston, and W. H. F. Patterson. 



The Hon. Secretary stated that he had received a letter from 

 the Hon. Treasurer, who apologised for his inability to attend 

 the meeting. The Statement of Accounts showed a balance of 

 £iS 1 6s. 7d. in favour of the account. 



The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report, said 

 perhaps the most important matter contained in it was with 

 regard to the renovation of the collections and the painting of 

 the Museum. This was undertaken with the object of making 

 the premises as presentable as possible in view of the approach- 

 ing visit of the British Association to Belfast. Owing to the 

 zealous efforts of Mr. Robert Patterson a considerable sum of 

 money had been collected, but he did not think that Mr. 

 Patterson was yet satisfied, and he would be glad to receive 

 further donations. They would see that a beginning of the 

 work had been made as regards the collection of birds. Un- 

 fortunately Mr. Robert Patterson was not on the council, but 

 especially since he was devoting so much time and talent to 

 the Museum it was very desirable that he should be on it, 

 and if there had been an opportunity they would have been 

 glad to have co-opted him. There was, however, still an 

 opportunity of electing him, and they thought it best to leave 

 the matter to that meeting. The Statement of Accounts 

 showed that the balance had decreased, but indeed he was 

 surprised it had not decreased more, because of the expense 

 incurred in the renovations already mentioned. 



Mr. John Horner seconded the adoption of the report. 



Mr. R. Lloyd Patterson, drew attention to the paragraph in 

 the report in which there was an allusion to the renovation of the 

 natural history collections. This was partly the outcome of a 

 report which he and his nephew Mr Robert Patterson, were 

 asked to make a year ago. They had reported on the 

 specimens, many of which were in a bad condition, and some 

 of them worthless. After some little time the usual difficulty 

 presented itself to the Council. That was the difficulty about 



