4 Annual Meeting. 



The Rev. W. F. Johnston and Mr. H. Lamont Orr have 

 done much work in supplying, arranging, classifying, and 

 mounting the collections of native insects. Some of the 

 groups are fairly well represented, especially coleoptera, but 

 large gaps still remain. It is to be hoped that some of these 

 will ere long be closed up. 



Mr. Joseph Wright, F.G.S., took up the arrangement of the 

 Foraminifera. A large number of specimens were added by 

 him to the existing collection. All were re-mounted on the 

 most effective system known, and by Mr. Wright's kindness 

 the Museum now possesses a series of Irish Foraminifera, both 

 recent and fossil, more complete than that of any other 

 institution in the country. 



There have been many valuable recent additions to the 

 Museum collections. The specimen of golden eagle from 

 County Donegal, presented by Sir James Musgrave, is note- 

 worthy by reason of the ever-increasing scarcity of this bird in 

 Ireland. Two cases of salmon, pictorially mounted, presented 

 by Mr. Robert Patterson, are also specially attractive additions 

 The collections generally have been removed from the cabinets f 

 cleaned, and replaced, and the relabelling of the objects is now 

 being carried out by the assistant curator. Dr. A. Harris, of 

 Stewartstown, has kindly placed in the Museum on loan his 

 very valuable collection of Naga weapons and personal 

 ornaments of the hill tribes of India. These while they remain 

 will form an interesting and attractive exhibit. A list of 

 donations to the Museum and of the publications received 

 during the Session from the various societies with whom we 

 are in correspondence will be printed with the present report. 

 Five members of the Council retire from office as usual, of 

 whom four are eligible for re-election. 



The Hon. Treasurer read the Statement of Accounts, which 

 showed that the year had commenced with a balance of 

 £id 16s. 7d., the total receipts being ^361 17s. 5d. The two 

 principal items were bequests and donations, ^"136 is., and 

 subscriptions, ^"112 10s. The expenditure for the year 



