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as any he had ever attended in Belfast. He hoped in the future 

 tliey would manage to keep the Society as active as it had been 

 recently. In regard to finances, Avhile they were not in funds, 

 they were rapidly coming to the day Avhen they would have a little 

 money to spare as they used to have. They Avere much indebted 

 to their Hon. Treasurer (Mr. Henry Riddell) for the care he had 

 taken to keep them as far as possible in good financial position, 

 which was a very important matter in these days. In conclusion, 

 the Chairman spoke of the valuable work of Mr. Eiddell and the 

 Hon. Secretary on behalf of the Society, and especially in con- 

 nection with the Centenary Volume 



Alderman S. T. Mercier, in seconding the resolution, said 

 he had the pleasure of attending many of the lectures, and had 

 found them most helpful and beneficial. If they found the 

 Society was getting into financial difficulties, he suggested that a 

 small fee should be charged for admission to the lectures, which 

 at present were free. 



VOTE OF THANKS TO PKESIDENT. 



Mr. H. C. Lawlor, M.R.I.A., moved a vote of thanks to 

 the outgoing President (Professor Gregg Wilson) for his valuable 

 services during the past two years. The Society, he said, would 

 always remember with pleasure Professor Wilson's term of office. 

 This was seconded by Sir Charles Brett, LL.D., who also spoke 

 in appreciative terms of Professor Wilson's services, and this was 

 very heartily adopted. 



On the motion of Mr. T. Edens Osborne, seconded by Mr. 

 Godfrey Ferguson, it was unanimously agreed that the Hon. 

 Secretary should convey to Mr. Henry Riddell the feelings of the 

 members present in that they were gratified to know that he was 

 recovering from his recent accident, and that they express to him 

 the hope that he would soon be among them again. 



