sentence: achomawi basket-maker his most significant trips were 1881 - brazil 1883 - india , burma , singapore , china and the philippines 1888 - singapore and ceylon 1890 - singapore and java 1892 - ceylon , singapore and india societies workman was , as well as being actively involved in the civic administration of belfast , the honorary librarian of the belfast natural history and philosophical society becoming president in 1898 .