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the return walk must now be commenced. A short interval 

 was devoted to tea ere the boats were again entered, the row 

 to Sligo being easily accomplished with the aid of the now 

 favourable wind. After dinner a short conference on field 

 club work was held in the Town Hall, the President of the 

 senior club (Belfast) (Mr. W. J. Fennell) occupying the chair. 

 Mr. Fennell, in his opening remarks, referred to the power 

 gained by the cohesive action of united Field Clubs, and men- 

 tioned instances in which their recommendations had received 

 attention. A hearty vote of congratulation to the veteran 

 botanist, Mr. S. A. Stewart, A.L.S., F.B.S.Edin., who had 

 received a grant from the Royal Bounty Fund, was passed; 

 and a resolution calling the attention of the authorities to the 

 necessity for increasing the staff of our National Museum in 

 Dublin was passed on the motion of Professor Symington, 

 F.R.S., seconded by Mr. W. F. de V. Kane, D.L., and sup- 

 ported by Mr. R,. Welch. An interesting discussion on 

 primary education was opened by Mrs. Fennell and spoken 

 to by Messrs. G. H. Carpenter, R. LI. Praeger, W. H. Patter- 

 son, and other members. Mr. Kane called attention to the 

 advisability of members giving notice of localities in which 

 underground rivers or pools were situated, in order that their 

 fauna might be investigated. On the conclusion of the con- 

 ference the B.N.F.C. held a short business meeting, at which 

 Mrs. John Clarke, Messrs. J. Bldon Smith and Henry R. 

 Vaughan were elected members. A prize presented by Mr. 

 John Jaffe for the best collection of aquatic plants was 

 awarded to Miss Mackintosh, of the Dublin Club. 



Immediately after eight o'clock breakfast on Friday 

 morning a start was made for Glencar, with its picturesque 

 lake, from the sides of which grey cliffs rise on either hand to 

 an elevation of one thousand feet. This proved an ideal 

 spot, and, while all wandered to and fro examining the beauti- 

 ful waterfalls, ravines, and other physical features, the inde- 

 fatigable collectors amassed many treasures, geological, 

 botanical, and zoological. At six o'clock brakes were again 

 mounted and the return to Sligo speedily accomplished. 



