Minutes of Proceedings. 
41 
Monday, December 9, 1889. 
Hon. Me. Justice O'Hagan, Yice-President, in the Chair. 
Mr. Mac Carthy Conner was elected a Member of the Academy. 
Donations to the Library were announced, and thanks were voted 
to the Donors. 
Monday, Januahy 13, 1890. 
Rev. De. Haughton, f.e.s.. President, in the Chair. 
Mr. "William S. M'Cay, m.a., f.t.c.d, ; Mr. Prederick Purser, m.a., 
F.T.c.D. ; and Mr. Douglas Hyde, ll.d. ; were elected Members of the 
Academy. 
Professor O'Reilly read a IS'ote bearing on the History of the 
Irish "Wolf Dog." 
The Secretary read for Sir Robert Ball, f.r.s., a Note on a 
Determinant in the Theory of Screws." 
Dr. Y. Ball, p.r.s., read as a Report " A Commentary on the 
Colloquies of Garcia de Orta on the Simples and Drugs of India." 
Mr. G. H. Kinahan read " IS'otes on some Specimens of ^^'orth 
American Indian Pottery, with Models of Bone Implements, pre- 
sented to the Academy by the Hon. Edward Murphy of Montreal. 
The President read a note by the Right Rev. Dr. Graves, Bishop 
of Limerick, On the Theory of Surfaces of the Second Order." 
Donations to the Library were announced, and thanks were voted 
to the Donors. 
On the motion of Mr. G. H. Kinahan, seconded by Rev. Denis 
Murphy, s.j., a special vote of thanks was passed to the Hon. Edward 
Murphy for his donation of Specimens of E'orth American Indian 
Pottery. 
The following Science Grants, recommended by the Council, were 
confirmed by the Academy : — 
£15 to Prof. Hartog to enable him to carry on his researches into 
the Physical Structure of Protoplasm. 
K.I.A. MINUTES, SESSION 1889-90. [4] 
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