ANNUAL REPORT, i 9 o5-6. 



The Annual Meeting of the Society was held on 14th 

 September, 1906, in the Museum, College Square North. 

 In the absence of the President (Professor Johnson Symington), 

 the chair was occupied by the President of the Queen's College 

 (Rev. Dr. Hamilton), and amongst those present were Rev. J. 

 Lamont Orr, M.A. ; Professor Morton, M.A. ; Dr. W. Calwell 

 Dr. J. M. MacCormac, and Messrs. Robert Young, J.P.; R. M 

 Young, B.A., J.P. (Hon. Secretary); Seaton F. Milligan, J.P. 

 George Kidd, J.P. ; John Brown, F.R.S, ; John Carson ; R. A 

 Kyle ; Joseph Wright, F.G.S. ; John M. Finne2;an, B.Sc, B.A. 

 John Smith, C.E. ; Robert Patterson, M.R LA. ; Nevin H. Foster 

 H. C. Montgomery; W. Faren ; William Gray, M.R.I. A. ; Isaac 

 W. Ward; John Horner; A. H. Muir, C.A. ; and A. H. Milligan. 

 The notice convening the meeting having been read. 



The Hon. Secretary submitted the Annual Report, which was 

 as follows : — 



The Winter Session was opened in the Museum on the 7th 

 November, 1905, when an illustrated lecture was given by Mr. 

 Arthur H. Muir, C.A., subject " Belfast Civic Undertakings." 



The Second Meeting was held on the 5th December, when an 

 illustrated lecture was kindly delivered by Mr. W. F. de Vismes 

 Kane, M.A., D.L., subject '■ Prehistoric Man in Southern France." 



The Third Meeting was held on the 5th January, 1906, when 

 Professor J. W. Byers, M.A., M.D., lectured on " Ulster Sayings 

 and Folk-lore." Sir James Henderson, M. A., D.L (Vice-President), 

 presided. 



The Fourth Meeting was held on the 9th February, in Grosvenor 

 Hall, when Mr. John Brown, F.R.S., delivered a popular scientific 

 lecture, subject " With the British Association in Africa." 



