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ANNUAL REPORT. 1908-9. 



The annual meeting of the shareholders of the Belfast 

 Natural History and Philosophical Society was held on 24th 

 September, 1909, in the Museum, College Square North. The 

 President (Sir John W. Byers, M.D.) occupied the chair, and 

 amongst those present were — The Right Hon. Robert Young, 

 J. P. ; Sir James Henderson, D.L.; Sir Otto Jaffe, LL.D.; Messrs. 

 G. W. Ferguson, J.P.; W. Gray, M.R.I.A.; A. C. Muir, John 

 Carson ; John Smyth, C.E.; Isaac W. Ward, W. T. Braithwaite ; 

 Joseph Wright, F.G.S. ; A. Speers, B.A. ; Robert Patterson, 

 F.L.S. ; Nevin H. Foster ; W. H. Patterson, M.R.I.A. ; E. H. 

 Clarke ; Henry Riddell, M.E. ; E. J. Elliott ; John Finnegan, 

 B.Sc. ; A. T. Jackson, William Faren, John Horner (hon. 

 treasurer), and Robert M. Young, M.R.I.A. (hon. secretary). 



The Annual Report was read by the Honorary Secretary as 

 follows : — 



The Council of the Belfast Natural History and Philosophical 

 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 10th 

 November, 1908, when an inaugural address was given by the 

 President, Sir John W. Byers, M.A., M.D. ; subject, "The 

 Folklore of the Ulster Child." 



The second meeting was held on .the 8th December, when 

 Mr. Ed. Wilding lectured on " The Growth of a Leviathan," 

 illustrated by special lantern slides. 



The third meeting took place on the 26th January, 1909, 

 when a lecture was given by Mr. John M. Finnegan, B.A., B.Sc; 

 subject, " Production and Detection of Electric Waves," with 

 experiments and lantern illustrations. 



