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presently land was sighted which was made ont to be Black 

 Rock off Rosguill. Then the end came with startling sud- 

 denness. The mist began to lift ; soon the sun came bursting 

 through ; and by 8 o'clock the " Cynthia " came up to 

 Downings Pier in full sunlight, with the mist rolling in 

 sheets of flowing white off the surrounding hills. Never was 

 breakfast more welcome than that to which the party sat 

 dow^n half an hotir later. 



Wednesday, July 14. 

 To-daj^'s programme consisted of driving to Cratlagh and 

 Bunlin, at the extreme upper end of Mulroy Bay, and ex- 

 ploring the woods and shores there. Fortunateh^ this was a 

 programme that could still be carried out in a curtailed 

 period. After their night in the open, members were given a 

 couple of hours' respite. This was used by some in sleeping ; 

 by most in strolling, lounging, or bathing in the bright sun ; 

 while to a few it supplied a welcome opportunity of putting 

 the captures of the previous day in order. An earl}' lunch was 

 served at noon, and at one o'clock all drove off. The route 

 lay through Carrigart, and then eastward and southward, with 

 varied views of Mulroy Bay on the left and heathery hills on 

 the right. No stop was made till Bunlin Waterfall, the ren- 

 dezvous for the afternoon, was reached, where the party 

 scattered in pursuit of their various hobbies. Presently tea 

 was served here, and then a leisurely return was made, with a 

 stop on the way to examine and photograph one of the few 

 "lint-wheels'' still remaining in the district (Plate 13). 



Conference. 

 After dinner half of the large dining-room was cleared, and 

 the usual conference and exhibition of scientific results of the 

 meeting was held. None of the party having been in bed the 

 previous night, the formal proceedings were curtailed as 

 much as possible. 



R. Welch, M.R.I. A., President of the Belfast Field Club, 

 in taking the chair, referred to the five triennial conferences 

 which had preceded the present one, and to the good work 

 which had been accomplished on them, not only in an in- 

 creased knowledge of the fauna and flora of Ireland, but in 

 the establishment of more intimate relations between the 



