ON THE BOTANY AND ENTOMOLOGY OF ICELAND. 251 
passed on the right, and yet another one, Arnardalur, on our 
left. as we approach Isafjord, where we have to make the 
greater part of the circuit of the finest harbour in Iceland in 
order to enter the dock, which is formed by a natural reef. 
This harbour is surrounded on every side like a deep-set 
basin, where the sea is almost always calm, by lofty hills. 
There were a large number of barrels or, more strictly 
speaking, wooden vats of large dimensions, in close prox- 
imity to the beach here, varying of course in size, but 
several of them large enough for ten, twelve, or twenty 
persons to stand in comfortably. These are all used for 
shark oil, and its odour, as the vats in question are exposed 
to the rays of the noonday sun, is not agreeable. 
[The President, Sir G. Gabriel Stokes, Bart., here left the Chair, 
having to go to Cambridge to fulfil his University duties. | 
The Cuatrman (Mr. H. Cadman Jones).—It is my pleasant duty 
to propose that the thanks of the meeting be accorded to Dr. Walker 
for his interesting paper, and to invite discussion thereon. 
Dr. J. Raz, F.R.S.—As it is so long since I visited Iceland, I 
came here to listen only, and have been much interested in Dr. 
Walker’s account of that island. I have never been along its 
coast, but went right across the island, when on the telegraph 
survey. Like Dr. Walker, I never saw any butterflies, and I 
suppose the question of their non-existence in Iceland may now 
be considered settled. The inland transport is really very 
curious, and the way of getting over the rivers ina box, like a tea- 
box hung on to ropes, in which you pull yourself over, is not 
comfortable; the little ponies swim over, and are excellent 
travellers in every way. We found the people extremely hospitable 
to travellers. It is not generally known that a great many Ice- 
landers are settling in Manitoba, where they make admirable 
colonists. They work very hard, and generally place themselves 
near lakes, where they can combine fishing and farming. They 
are thriving amazingly well, and are freed from the exceedingly 
hard life which they would have to pass in Iceland, and their 
good qualities show to great advantage. 
Dr. J. 8. Puené.—In travelling some 500 miles through Iceland 
on ponies, my guide managed that we should arrive at a clergyman’s 
house each night. In consequence of my travelling by a new 
route, I came upon unknown monuments, including the great ship 
mound, which is in the form of an inverted ship. Tumuli were, | 
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