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operations with great interest. At half-past three the coast- 

 guards took the entire party back to Port Muck, as the causeway- 

 had disappeared under the incoming tide. Here some time was 

 spent investigating the outcrop of Greensand, many charac- 

 teristic fossils being obtained by the geologists of the party. 

 Fine new examples of snail borings under ledges of the chalk 

 clififs were found here, with specimens of Helix aspersa shelter- 

 ing in them. In some cases clusters of the holes were found 

 together, and these were well photographed. As stated 

 above, the return journey was begun, some going by cars and 

 the rest walking. Those who crossed in the first ferries paid 

 a visit to the Marine Laboratory of the Ulster Fisheries 

 Association, being shown over the house by a member of the 

 Association who was working there. At 6-30 all were enjoy- 

 ing a well-earned and most welcome tea in the Olderfleet 

 Hotel, after which a short business meeting was held — the 

 President (Mr. W. J. Fennell, M.R.I.A.I.) in the chair — at 

 which the following were elected members : — Miss Holland, 

 Miss F. H. Whitaker, Miss Rentoul, Mrs. N. H. Foster, 

 Messrs. Hugh Cochrane, Walter Gabbey, Robert Cromie, 

 Wm. R. Pim, and Thomas Thornton. It was announced that 

 Miss Massey, a member of the Dublin Field Club, had kindly 

 sent a box of small marine shell debris from the Malahide 

 Estuary for distribution among the conchological members of 

 the Belfast Club, and this was much appreciated by them. 

 The 7-25 train was taken at Larne Harbour, and Belfast 

 reached at about 8-30. 



STRANGFORD LOUGH. 



The second excursion took place on Saturday, 13th June, 

 to Strangford Lough, when members and their friends, num- 

 bering upwards of fifty-five, assembled at the County Down 

 Railway Station, and left by the 9-35 a.m. train. On arrival at 

 Crossgar the party proceeded to the brakes and cars in wait- 

 ing, and were soon comfortably seated thereon, and in a very 



