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Antiquities. 

 The entire collection has been cleaned, numbered, and regis- 

 tered, i. e., entered in a book with all the information that can 

 be gained concerning them. 



The stone implements, including those in the Benn collection, 

 have been catalogued, and the catalogue printed and issued. 



Owing to changes which were made in the arrangement of 

 the catalogue, part of this work had to be gone over twice. 



Signed, W. H. Patterson. 



The Library. 

 Regarding the Library, I have to report that Mr. Stewart 

 has checked the old catalogue and made all entries of new 

 books up to date, so that a new catalogue may be printed at 

 any time you give me authority to do so. The books have 

 also been arranged in the cases in the new library as far as room 

 was available. 



Signed, T. Workman. 



II. 



DONATIONS TO MUSEUM, SESSION 1881-82. 



From A. O'D. Taylor, Esq. 

 Red Backed Shrike— the first Irish specimen on record. 



From W. H. Patterson, Esq., M.R.LA. 

 Convolvulus Hawk Moth. 



From Samuel Seal, Esq., F.G.S., per W. H. Patterson, 

 Esq., M.R.LA. 

 Nine Specimens of Fossils, from the coal measures. 



From Charles Dundee, Esq., per Belfast Naturalists 



Field Club. 

 Specimen of Basalt used for square sets, from Ballintoy, Co. 

 Antrim, with chemical analysis. 



