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building. He had much pleasure in moving the adoption of 

 the Reports. 



Mr. William Gray, in seconding the motion, said he could 

 heartily endorse what had been said with reference to the value 

 of the papers brought before the Society itself, as well as the 

 special lectures. Indeed, the Society deserved the thanks of 

 the public for having enabled them to hear special lecturers of 

 great ability. The ordinary papers were interesting to the 

 members of the Association, but the special lectures were of 

 great value to the general public. Those delivered during the 

 year were exceedingly interesting. It was rather unfortunate 

 that they were obliged to change the place in which those 

 lectures were delivered, but he hoped it would not be long until 

 they would have an appropriate room provided by the town. 

 They had been very successful in providing a. place for kindred 

 societies, such as the Naturalists' Field Club, who had been long 

 entertained in that establishment, as well as the Photographic 

 Society and the Medical Society. He believed they were carry- 

 ing out the views of the original promoters in giving every 

 facility to kindred societies to carry on their operations. 



Mr. Robert Lloyd Patterson stated that he very cordially 

 and warmly agreed with what had fallen from Mr. Gray with 

 regard to the advantage derived by the Society, and the instruc- 

 tion given to the public by means of the series of scientific 

 lectures which had been delivered during the year. The fact 

 of the lectures being public gave persons not connected with 

 that Society an opportunity of hearing some of the best- 

 known men on different departments of science. He returned 

 his sincere thanks to Mr. Seebohm, of London, who had 

 delivered two lectures in Belfast ; and he wished to take that 

 opportunity of saying that he saw Mr. Seebohm in London last 

 week, and told him that they looked with great pleasure on 

 his recent visit to this town. Mr. Seebohm said it was his 

 intention to pay a visit to Africa, and get more information 

 about his favourite subject — the migration of birds. He (Mr. 

 Patterson) requested Mr. Seebohm to pay Belfast another visit, 

 and although he did not say definitely that he would accede to 



