Belfast Natural Ibietor^ an& philosophical 

 Society 



ANNUAL REPORT, 1902-3. 



The Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of this Society was 

 held on 3rd July, 1903, in the Belfast Museum, College Square 

 North. The chair was occupied by Mr. John Brown, F.R.S. 

 (President), and there were also present — Sir Robert Lloyd 

 Patterson, D.L., F.L.S.; Professor Johnson Symington, M.D., 

 F.R.S. ; Rev. Lamont Orr, Dr. John MacCormac ; Messrs. 

 George Kidd, J.P.; Robert Young, J.P.; R. M. Young, J.P., 

 M.R.I.A., Hon. Secretary; Joseph R. Fisher, B.L.; W. Gray 

 M.R.I. A.; R. Patterson, M.R.I.A., F.Z.S.; John Smyth, M.A 

 Nevin H. Foster, John Horner, Isaac W. Ward, W H. F. 

 Patterson, Hon. Treasurer. 



The Hon. Secretary having read the notice convening the 

 Meeting, submitted the Annual Report as follows : — 



"The Council of the Belfast Natural History and Philosophica 

 Society desire to submit their Report of the working of the 

 Society during the past year. The Winter Session was opened 

 in the Museum, on the 5th November, 1902, when the 

 President, Mr. John Brown, F.R.S., gave an opening address 

 taking as his subject ' The Liquefaction of Gases,' illustrated 

 by numerous experiments. The Second Meeting was held on 

 2nd December, when Professor Gregg Wilson, D.Sc, kindly 

 delivered an address on ' Recent Fishery Research,' illustrated 

 by special lantern slides. The Third Meeting (a special one) 

 was held on 17th December. On this occasion Mr. Richard J 



