Belfast Natural Ibistor^ anfc flMrtlosopbical 

 Society. 



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ANNUAL REPORT, 1889. 



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The Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of the Belfast Natural 

 History and Philosophical Society was held on 13th June, 1889, 

 in the Museum, College Square North. Professor Letts, Ph.D., 

 President, occupied the chair. There were also present: — 

 Messrs. Thomas Workman, J. P. ; John Anderson, J.P. ; Robt. 

 L. Patterson, J.P. ; W. H. Patterson, M.R.I.A., John Rowan, 

 J. H. Greenhill, Mus. Bac. ; William Swanston, F.G.S. ; Robert 

 Young, C.E.; R. LI. Praegar, Isaac Ward, R. M. Young, B.A., 

 Hon. Secretary ; John Brown, Hon. Jreasurer, &c. 



The President occupied the chair, and intimated that at that 

 stage of the proceedings he would satisfy himself and consult 

 the interests of the meeting by calling upon the Hon. Secretary 

 to read the Annual Report. 



The Secretary, having read the notice convening the meet- 

 ing, submitted the Annual Report of the Council, which was as 

 follows : — 



" The Council of the Natural History and Philosophical 

 Society, appointed by the Shareholders at the Annual Meeting, 

 held on June 27th, 1888, desire to submit their report on the 

 working of the Society during the past year. The ordinary 

 Winter Session was opened on October 30th, 1888, when Rev. 

 William F.Johnson, M.A., Armagh, read a paper on 'Irish 

 Insects,' illustrated by specimens from his collection. The 

 second meeting was held on December 4th, 1888, when Mr. 

 John Brown gave a lecture on ' Soap Bubbles,' with experiments. 



