8 Annual Report. 



Naturalists' Field Club, valuable collections of works of art 

 and objects of interest were shown, with the gratifying result 

 that the number of visitors was very large, the receipts 

 amounting to about £s°- 



The Council have been able to considerably reduce the 

 annual fire insurances on the Museum buildings. 



A list of donations to the Museum, and of the publications 

 received during the session from various leading philosophical 

 and scientific societies with which we are in correspondence, is 

 printed with the present report. The donations to the Society 

 call for more than usual notice, as they comprise the very 

 valuable collections of Irish Birds and Mammalia formed by a 

 former valued member, the late Lord Clermont, and presented, 

 by the kindness of his brother, Lord Carlingford ; the fine 

 collections of American and Australian Birds, presented by the 

 Earl of Erne, Crom Castle ; and the extensive collection of 

 local fossils, formed by our former president, the late Mr. James 

 MacAdam, F.G.S., and presented by his brother, Mr. Robert 

 MacAdam. Other valuable objects have been again given to 

 the Museum by Captain Robert Campbell, who is an unswerving 

 friend of the Society. The Council desire to thank the various 

 donors for their kindness in presenting so many interestfng 

 objects to the Museum collections. 



As the honorary librarian has had the books carefully 

 catalogued for some time, your Council would again suggest the 

 advisability of having the catalogue printed, so as to make the 

 books more generally available to the members and the scientific 

 public. Your Council now retire from office, and this meeting 

 will be asked to select fifteen members to form a new Council." 



The Hon. Treasurer, in submitting the financial statement, 

 said that they had begun the year with a balance to credit of 

 ^62 9s. 2d., and the income for the year had been £291 4s. 2d., 

 a larger sum than in any previous . year. This increase was 

 derived principally from increased subscriptions, while the Easter 

 receipts had also been larger than usual. Owing, however, to 

 an expenditure of ^"140 on painting and other very desirable 

 repairs and improvements in the Museum, there was now due 



