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observations showing that this took place in very deep sea, at 

 great distances from land. 



Mr. E. D. Marquand read the further correspondence 

 which had passed relating to the discovery of ancient human 

 remains in Alderney, and announced that two large boxes 

 containing these had been graciously presented to the Society 

 by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty for exhibition 

 in the Guille-Alles Museum. Full particulars will be found 

 in the following pages. 



Montlily Meeting held on November 22nd, 1906, Rev, W, C. 

 Penney, President, in the chair. 



The Secretary reported that on November 1st a special 

 meeting for Junior Members was held. The President 

 occupied the chair, and about 20 young members were 

 present, and manifested the greatest interest in the two dis- 

 courses on " Winter Work," the first by Mr. LufF, in con- 

 nection with Entomology, the other by Mr. Mabbs concerning 

 the common objects of the Seashore. 



A paper on the '' Fishes of the Channel Islands," with 

 the local distribution of each species, specially prepared for 

 the Society by Mr. J. Sinel, of Jersey, was read, and is 

 printed in the following pages. So little was previously 

 known on the subject, that this paper forms an extremely 

 valuable contribution to the records of our fauna, and no one 

 could be found more competent to compile such a list than 

 Mr. Sinel. 



Lieut.-Col. T. W. M. De Guerin read a paper on " English 

 Garrisons in Guernsey from early times," which is published 

 in the current number of these Transactions. 



Four rare species of Fitsus from the Shetland Islands, 

 presented to the Museum by the distinguished conchologist, 

 Mr. J. T. Marshall, were placed on the table. 



Mr. Hocart exhibited a curious ])erforated stone or bead, 

 some old military buttons, and a very singular mass of weather- 

 Avorn diorite, all found on the sandhills at I'Ancresse. Mr. 

 A. M. Xaftel presented to the Museum a wooden thumbscrew, 

 possibly used in Guernsey in old times. 



Monthly Meeting held on December loth, 1905, Mr. IV. Sharp, 

 Vice-President, in the chair. 



A large hexagonal block, nearly black in colour and very 

 heavy, found at low water below Castle Cornet by Mr. F. 



