SINCE the publication of Carpenter and Etheridge’s paper in 1881, in which the characters of Allagecrinus were first made known to us, few records have been noted of any other Scottish specimens belonging to the genus. The specimens figured and described by the above authors were obtained from shale collected by the late Mr. Bennie of the Scottish Geological Survey, the localities being Carlops; Catcraig, near Dunbar; Burlage, near Dunbar; Whitebaulks, near Linlithgow; Addiewell and Roscobie, all in what may be called the East of Scotland; together with a few from Howood and Carluke in the West of Scotland.

THE island of Barbados occupies a position of exceptional geographical and geological interest in the West Indian region. Geographically, this island lies outside the festoon chain of the Lesser Antilles and stands isolated as an eastern outpost projecting into the Atlantic. Geologically, it differs in structure and to some extent in the character of its rocks from its neighbours. It is, therefore, important that as much as possible of its geological history should be known. Unfortunately, the Scotland Beds, the oldest formation exposed, are no older than Eocene, and it was with the object of attempting to obtain a clue to the nature of the pre-Tertiary basement that the investigation recorded in these notes was made.

IN recent years great progress has been made in the correlations of the Glacial deposits with the culture stages of the Palaeolithic period. In particular the recent papers of Professor P. G. H. Boswell (1) and Dr. K. S. Sandford (15), whilst adding considerably to our knowledge, have at the same time brought out the inherent difficulties that arise in any attempt to correlate the culture stages with the sequence of glaciations.