6 Annual Meeting. 



extinction, so far as the reading of papers was concerned, by 

 bringing forward subjects in which they were interested. 



A very important event in the past Session was the 

 inauguration of the Ulster Fishery and Biological Association, 

 which had largely emanated from Professor Gregg Wilson's 

 lecture on ' Fishery Research.' 



It was satisfactory to see that donations still flowed in, and 

 almost seemed to increase through the kindness of the people 

 named in the Report. He was pleased to note also that others 

 had been kind enough to help them to rearrange the collection, 

 which was now in a much better state than it had been for a 

 long time ; the balance in hands was satisfactory, and altogether 

 he thought they might be congratulated upon having had a 

 prosperous year. 



The Report and Statement of Accounts were then passed. 



Mr. Robert Young suggested that it would be desirable to 

 send a letter of condolence to the family of the late Mr. Isaac 

 Murphy. 



Sir R. Lloyd Patterson seconded, and the suggestion was 

 unanimously approved of. 



The following gentlemen were elected to the Council of 

 Management for the ensuing year : — Rev. Dr. Hamilton 

 (President, Queen's College), Professor Symington, F.R.S., 

 Professor Gregg Wilson, Mr. R. M. Young, J.P. ; and Mr. T. F. 

 Shillington, J.P. 



Mr. Joseph K. Fisher said he had pleasure in rising to move 

 a vote of thanks to the President for his conduct in the chair 

 during his term of office. As a new member, he was not in a 

 position to speak with any amount of experience of Mr. 

 Brown's services in that particular capacity, but generally his 

 great scientific attainments and knowledge of business had 

 fitted him to carry on the invaluable work of that Society. 

 He (the speaker) would simply move that the best thanks of 

 the Society be given to Mr. Brown for his presidency during 

 the last three years. 



Mr. William Gray, in seconding, said he thought it ought to 



