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[Proc. B.N.F.C., 



Report of the Committee of the Archaeological Section. 



1 have to report that during the Winter Session we held four 

 meetings which were fairly well attended, and the notices of the 

 papers read have been handed to the Secretaries for insertion in 

 the Annual Report of the Club. 



One of these papers drew forth an interesting notice from the 

 Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. 



I have also to report that some investigations were made at 

 Carrickfergus Castle with a view to bring to light the garrison 

 chapel which is now covered with the foundation of the fortress. 



(Signed) 



W. J. Fennell, Hon. Secretary of Section. 



Report of Sub-Committee on Prize Competitions. 



For Prize No. i Mr. W. J. C. Tomlinson submits a collection 

 of Phanerogams consisting of upwards of 400 specimens belonging 

 to 368 species ; and for No. 2 Prize the same member tenders a 

 collection of Vascular Cryptogams including 41 varieties. A 

 noteworthy feature of the latter collection is that, with the 

 exception of 2 Ferns, 1 Horse-tail, and 1 Club-Moss (some, at 

 least, of these being now probably extinct in Ulster), it contains 

 all the species locally recorded. Both these collections display 

 great perseverance in collecting and mounting, and we consider 

 them well worthy of these prizes. 



We award Prize No. 8 to Mr. F. Balfour-Browne, who sends 

 in a beautiful collection of Water-beetles, comprising some 106 

 species. The specimens are neatly mounted in the modern 

 method with the names affixed, and the collection, which contains 

 several species new to the North of Ireland, is accompanied by 

 full notes as to the local distribution of this group. 



For Prize No. 17 (Mr. W. J. Fennell's) Mr. William Christy 

 submits a collection of 67 specimens comprising Axes, Hammer 

 Stones, Scrapers, Arrowheads, Flakes, etc., which merits the 

 award of this prize. 



