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The Irish Naturalist. 



February, 



lEISH FIELD CLUB UNION. 



REPORT, 1904. 



The chief event of the year was the fourth Triennial Conference and 

 Excursion which has taken place under the Union. It was held at Sligo 

 during the week July 11-17, and was attended by vsixty-two members and 

 visitors (local one-day visitors not reckoned). All the Clubs were repre- 

 sented. A full account, embracing fifty-five pages of letterpress and 

 twenty-three plates and other illustrations, was published in the Irish 

 Naturalist for September. A considerable portion of the expense of this 

 number was met by means of a special fund contributed to by a number 

 of members and others interested in the work of the Union ; to these the 

 best thanks of the Committee are due. 



The formal Union meetings of the year consist of a general Conference 

 on July 14th, and a Committee meeting on November ist. 



The only Union lecture falling within the twelve months, January- 

 December, 1904, was delivered by the Secretary at Ivimerick on 

 November 15th, on the subject of the Sligo Conference. 



ACCOUNTS, 1904. 



Receipts. 









Expenses. 









s. 



d. 



£ s- 



d. 



To Balance, 1903, 



0 



19 



7 



N. H. Foster, attending 









I. F.C.U. Committee, . on 



9 



Affiliation Fees— 









Robt. Patterson, do. . 0 11 



9 



L.F.C., 1904, . 



0 



18 



2 



R. Ivl. Praeger, Lecture 











in Limerick, . . i 13 



6 



C.N.F.C., 1903-4. 



0 



15 



4 













ICQ vouchers printed, . 0 4 



0 



B.N.F.C, 1903-4, 



2 



2 



0 





D.N.F.C., 1903, 









Postage, 1904, . .03 



6 



I 



2 



2 







Balance from Sligo Con- 













ference, 



3 



4 



3 



3 4 



6 











By Balance, . • 5 i? 



0 





£9 



I 



6 



£9 I 



6 



Audited and found correct. 



J. DE W. HiNCH, 













Hon Sec. D.N.F. C. 



15th January, 1905. 



R. L1.0YD Praeger, 



I7on. Sec, I.F.CU. 



