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round with wattle work, admirably preserved in the bed 

 of peat, and the whole village was surrounded by a sub- 

 stantial stockade, formed of very strong wattle work ; many 

 of the piles used in its formation are most elaborately 

 pointed and fashioned. Many relics indicating the occu- 

 pation and habits of the dwellers in these primitive 

 abodes have been discovered, but their history has yet to 

 be written. It was with the greatest reluctance that the 

 necessity to catch the home-bound train compelled the 

 Members to leave a spot oftering so much of unrivalled 

 interest ; and the whole country owes a debt of gratitude 

 to Mr Bulleid, to whose energy the discovery and excava- 

 tions are due. 



The canoe discovered at Glastonbury reminds us of the 

 boat excavated at Brigg some eight years ago, of very 

 much larger size, but which was also fashioned out of a 

 single log of oak. The inside measurement was 48 ft. 

 long, 4 ft. 4 in. wide, and 2 ft. 9 in. deep. The tree from 

 which it was cut must have been far finer than any now 

 to be found in England. The diameter at the butt must 

 have been about 5 ft. 3 in., and at the first branch, which 

 was over 50 ft. from the ground, it was about 4 ft. 9 in., 

 and throughout this length it w^as as straight and uniform 

 as if turned in a lathe. Measured over the bark it would 

 have contained nearly 1,000 cubic feet of timber. 



There were three Meetings of the Club during the 

 winter, at which papers w^ere read : 



1. By the President, on the 21st Nov., on "Refuse," 



the utilization of waste materials. 



2. On the 19th Jan., by Mr John Bellows, on a recent 



journey undertaken by him in Western Asia. 



3. On the 19th Feb., by Dr Garrett, on " The River 



Severn, considered as a Source of Drinking 

 Water." 

 This last paper excited so much interest, and contained 

 so much information, that it was decided to hold a special 



