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The Irish Naturalist. 



April, 



Mr. Pearson, before leaving for liis new post, completed a valuable 

 memoir on Irish Copepoda, and Mr. J. Adams, of the Royal College of 

 Science, Dublin, after vacation work at I/arne, has written a paper on 

 the Seaweeds of Ulster. 



As in the previous year, daily observations have been made regarding 

 the maximum and minimum temperatures of the air ; the specific 

 gravity and temperature of the sea-water ; the rainfall ; and wind 

 velocity and direction. Whenever the launch was dredging in the deep 

 water outside of the lough, the surface and bottom temperatures of the 

 water were taken. Since the beginning of the year a barograph has 

 been in the L/aboratory, and weekly barcmetic charts have been sent up 

 to Dublin from the Ivaboratory. 



During the spring and early summer some attention was paid to the 

 hatching of Skate eggs at the request of Dr. J. Beard, of Kdiubuigh. 

 The " purses" were placed in lish boxes, which were anchored near the 

 old pier, Island Magee. This part of the lough was chosen as it pro- 

 bably contained the purest water. 



Many additions to the local fauna have been made during the past 

 year, at least one specimen of every species found in the neighbourhood 

 being preserved. Many specimens have been carefully mounted in 

 museum jars, with the intention of gradually forming a museum of 

 local marine animals. In addition to this collection, a large number of 

 local species have been mounted for the new museum at L,ondonderry. 



On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Sir ROBERT IvI^oyd 

 Patterson, the reports were adopted, and, after other congratulatory 

 speeches, Prof. Gregg Wilson and Mr. Robert Patterson were re-elected 

 as Honorary Director and Secretary respectively. 



NEWS GLEANINGS. 



Irish Museum Appointments. 



We note with pleasure the Civil vService Estimates for the year 1905-6 

 provide for the strengthening of the staff of the National Museum, 

 Dublin, by the appointment of two assistant keepers. One of these, 

 we understand, will be attached to the Natural History section of the 

 Museum. 



A new Curator has 1)cen appointed to the Public Museum, Belfast. 

 Mr. A. Deane. of the Warrington Museum, and our occasional cor- 

 respondent, Mr. W. A. Green, of Belfast, were chosen out of eighteen 

 candidates by the Advisory Committee, and the Corporation Committee 

 appointed the first named to the vacant post. He was elected a member 

 of the Belfast Field Club on the 2ist March. 



