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identified. It was intimated that workers are still wanted to 

 take up several groups of marine animals, and members of the 

 Field Club were invited to co-operate with the present workers 

 of the Fisheries Association in studying the material that is 

 obtainable, and which would be freely placed at their disposal. 



About sixteen members went out in each trip of the steam 

 launch, so that all had an opportunity of seeing the entire 

 methods of work carried out by the Association, and the 

 results already obtained. Much satisfaction was expressed 

 at the business-like look of the whole establishment, and the 

 members left, feeling that Professor Wilson had given them a 

 delightful peep into one of nature's most fascinating subjects 

 — marine zoology. At the same time the economic value of 

 the Association's work, when tabulated and fully understood, 

 will be enormous, and the laboratory will be of great use to 

 local fishermen. 



At six o'clock all assembled in the Olderfieet Hotel for tea, 

 after which a short business meeting was held. The address 

 to the King as presented by the Club, was on view as a 

 photograph, and also his Majesty's gracious reply. These 

 have since been framed and hung up in the new Club-room in 

 the Belfast Museum. A vote of thanks to Professor Wilson 

 and Mr. Rankin was cordially passed, on the motion of the 

 President, seconded by Mr. William Gray, Mr. F. E. Ward 

 was elected a member, after which Messrs. R. Young and W. 

 Gray exhibited and explained flint implements collected in 

 the locality, and distributed them among the members. A 

 most successful and enjoyable excursion terminated by the 

 majority of the members returning to Belfast by the 7-40 

 train. 



BENBURB. 



The sixth excursion of the season took place on Saturday, 

 22nd August, when twenty-eight members and friends 

 assembled at the Great Northern Station in time for the 8-40 

 train to Armagh, Benburb being the place selected for the 

 excursion. 



