1913.] REPORTS. 15 



Report of the Council, 11)13. 



The interest in the Society has been well maintained 

 during the past year. The excursions and meetings have 

 been well attended, but more workers are required, especially 

 in some of the lesser known spheres of the Society's work, 

 such as Marine Biology, which presents an extensive and 

 almost unworked field of enterprise. In the Entomological 

 and Botanical Sections more workers are needed, though it is 

 obvious that as years roll on, the new species and genera to be 

 discovered are getting fewer, still new habitats and other 

 interesting data for those already known, may be found and 

 recorded. , 



The first outdoor excursion was held at L'Islet on April 

 12th, when the new dolmen at that place was examined after 

 its excavation and explained by members who took part in it. 



The second excursion took place on May 29th, after 

 having been postponed from May 15th on account of wet 

 weather, and was of a geological nature. The brick earth at 

 George Road and along the Fort Road was examined and 

 Mr. A. Collenette pointed out a field in the latter which 

 had been lowered several feet to obtain the earth out of which 

 the bricks to build Fort George had been obtained. At 

 Fermain Bay, two raised beaches, one immediately over the 

 other, were shown, and afterwards the party embarked in a 

 boat provided by Mr. H. C. Le Messurier, one of the 

 members, and visited the Marble Caves, and thence to 

 Divette, where Mr. Collenette explained the various objects 

 of geological interest there. 



The third excursion on June 21st was to the Creux es 

 Fees at Houmet, Vazon Bay and Richmond. The cave 

 reported to extend to St. Saviour's Church was first explored, 

 but was found to be blocked up by large stones about 100 

 yards from the entrance, and it was generally agreed that the 

 continuation to St. Saviour's Church was impossible. At 

 Vazon Bay a submerged beach was shown, and the party 

 crossed the bay to Richmond to examine the midden at the 

 Point du Crocq, and a possible site of a dolmen was pointed 

 out. 



The fourth and most successful excursion was held on 

 July 10th to Herm, which, by the kindness of the West 

 Bank, Liegnitz, was thrown open to general inspection. The 

 Dolmens and Kists on the plain near the Monceau were 

 examined, but the ravages of time had rendered them almost 

 indistinguishable. The Geological Section visited the western 



