12 Offer of the Society 1 s Collections to the Belfast Corporation. 



" (r) That the Corporation of the City of Belfast act as custodian 

 to the Council of the Museum buildings and premises and the 

 collections and specimens and the cases containing the same, 

 excluding books, manuscripts, pictures, busts, and furniture. 



"(2) To keep the buildings and their contents in good order 

 and condition and properly insured. 



' (3) To pay the necessary working expenses of the Museum 

 and the cost of Management of the same. 



" (4) To give the public access to the Society's collections in 

 accordance with rules to be framed by the Corporation; and 



" (5) To make convenient arrangements for the use of the 

 Museum buildings for the purpose of lectures and other meetings, 

 held with the object of promoting learning and research in the 

 arts and sciences and in history and literature, it being understood 

 that any rents received for such uses shall belong to the Council, 

 who shall pay the head rent and taxes. 



" The Council hereby express their assent to the proposal, and 

 agree to permit the Corporation of the City of Belfast to become 

 custodians of the Museum premises in College Square North, and 

 the collections, specimens, and cases, for the purpose and on the 

 conditions above set forth. 



"This arrangement may be brought to an end either by the 

 Council or the Corporation by either giving the other twelve 

 months' notice in writing, such notice, if proceeding from the 

 Council, to be served on the Town Clerk, and if from the 

 Corporation to be served on the Secretary of the Council. 



2nd August, 1907, 



A Special Meeting of the Members was held "To consider 

 the advisability of proposing a modification of the terms on 

 which the collections of the Society are to be offered to the 

 Belfast Corporation, making it a permanent loan." About 20 

 members were present and it was resolved to offer the collections 

 as a permanent loan. 



