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leaves. They are remarkable for having a tail whip which they 

 use to prevent a parasitic fly laying its eggs. The lecturer 

 concluded his most interesting paper by saying that the Privet 

 Hawk-Moth, of which no definite record was previously known 

 for Ireland, had been found by him at Comber. 



The lecture was illustrated by a fine series of lantern slides, 

 and was spoken to by the Chairman, Mr. N. H. Foster and Mr. 

 J. A. S. Stendall. Mr. Dunbar having replied to some questions, 

 the proceedings terminated with the election of a Junior member 

 — Norman Harris. 



" ALLOTMENTS AND ALLOTMENT ECONOMICS." 



The fourth meeting was held in the Museum, College Sq. N., 

 on 19th February, when Mr. J. A. S. Stendall delivered an 

 address on " Allotments and Allotment Economics." The Vice- 

 President, Mr. A. MT. Cleland, referred to the death of Mr. 

 W. H. Patterson, M.R.I.A., one of the original members of the 

 Club, he having been one of the second pair of Secretaries, and 

 also one of its early Presidents. A vote of condolence was 

 passed by the members, on the motion of the Vice-President, 

 seconded by Mr. S. A. Bennett. 



Mr. Stendall then proceeded with his paper, saying that as 

 the exigencies of the present time demanded special treatment, 

 the Field Club had decided to give its members the benefit of 

 listening to a lecture dealing with matters of urgent national 

 importance. 



It has been said that victory lay with the nation who could 

 command the last sack of flour. The pr du< n of vegetables 

 also helped in this direction, and in 191 7 great quantities of 

 vegetables were produced from plots in the neighbourhood of 

 Belfast. In the last two years the number of plots had increased 

 greatly. In 1911 Belfast could only boast ol ' ie its. In 



1915 they had increased to 530 — occup ores, 



'lhe Christian Civic Union interested itself lo ': in 



