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Lough Neagh, from Glenavy to Toome Bar. The Neolithic 

 settlers occupied sites especially near the mouths of the Crumlin, 

 Sixmilewater, and Maine Rivers. The relics found at the Maine 

 River comprised flint flakes dressed as scrapers, knives, picks and 

 chisels ; also some waterworn specimens which had been re-chipped 

 in later times. The most extensive and important site was at 

 Toome Bar, for here at this ford proofs were obtained of Neolithic, 

 bronze and early iron age workers. The most unique implement 

 from Toome was a socketed and looped iron axe. A letter was 

 read from Dr. Robert Munro, the author of "The Lake 

 Dwellings of Europe," drawing special attention to the importance 

 of this axe and the similar one from Loughmourne Crannog, as 

 showing how the first iron axes were evolved from the socketed 

 and looped bronze age type. The lecturer also exhibited for 

 comparison the Loughmourne axe, these being the only two of 

 their kind known in Ireland. In the discussion which ensued 

 Mr. Robert May, Mr. John M. Dickson, Dr. Charlesworth and 

 Mr. A. M'l. Cleland took part ; the meeting terminating with the 

 election of four new ordinary members, viz., Mrs. Gourlay, 

 Messrs. Richard S. Alderdice, James Lyttle and Franklin M. 

 Walker. 



" CRABS." 



The second meeting of the Winter session was held on 18th 

 December in the Museum, College Sq. N., when Professor Gregg 

 Wilson, D.Sc, M.R.I. A., gave a lecture on "Crabs," illustrated 

 by fine lantern slides. The Vice-President, Mr. A. M'L Cleland, 

 occupied the chair. The lecturer prefaced his paper by remarking 

 that the subject was a fascinating one, and that it was doubtful if 

 there was any group of animals of greater value from the point of 

 view of zoological education. He then went on to say that some 

 of our commonest crabs illustrated excellently adaptation to 

 environment. For example, one of our swimming crabs har- 

 monises in colour with the sandy bottom on which it is found ; 



