388 ?T™ [Proc. B.N.F.C, 



EXCURSIONS. 



6 April, 1896 — Murlough Bay. Cretaceous rocks. 

 16 May, „ — Squire's Hill Quarries. Cretaceous rocks. 

 13 June, „ — Woodburn. Cretaceous rocks. 

 18 July, „ — Glenavy, Leaf remains. 



12 Sept, „ — Kilroot and Whitehead. Trias and Cretaceous rocks. 

 10 Oct., „ — Marino. Carboniferous beds. 



26 Dec, „ — Dromore. Glacial. 



13 Feb., 1897 — Cloughfin. Glacial. 



6 March, „ — Squire's Hill. Igneous quarries. 

 *3 » » — Orlock. Dykes in Ordovician rocks rocks (Lamprophyre, etc.). 



GEOLOGICAL CLASSES CONDUCTED BY PROFESSOR COLE. 



A series of six lessons on blowpipe work, flame tests and 

 other methods employed in the examination of rocks was held 

 in the Club's rooms at the Museum, three field lessons were 

 also conducted as follows : — 



Tuesday, 30 March —Whitehead and Blackhead. 

 Thursday, 1 April — Ballypalady and Templepatrick. 

 Saturday, 3 „ — Castlewellan and Newcastle District. 



A public popular lecture on The Building of Ireland ; the 

 landscape and the ground beneath it was delivered by Professor 

 Cole in the Grosvenor Hall, under the auspices of che Club, 

 the Lord Mayor of Belfast being in the chair. It is gratifying 

 to record that this lecture which was intended to bring scientific 

 instruction about our native land within the reach of every 

 citizen in Belfast was cordially appreciated, the lecture being 

 well attended by an attentive and enthusiastic audience. 



GLACIAL GEOLOGY. 



In response to a request from Percy F. Kendall, f.g.s., 

 Secretary of Britith Association Erratic Blocks Committee, a 

 series of samples of boulder clays from various localities in our 

 district were forwarded to him by Members of the Section. An 

 inquiry from J. Kilroe {Geological Survey of Ireland) as to 

 whether any distinction could be drawn between upper and lower 



