Quarterly Statement of the Palestine Exploration Fund. (38 Con- duit
Street, W. 2s. 6d.)—Mr. R. A. Stewart Macalister continues his report on the Gezir excavations. His last find, a tunnel of very great proportions, is one of some importance. The latest view of its purpose seems to bo that it was designed to ensure a supply of water to the citadel. Mr. W. E. Jennings Bramley continues his interesting description of the Bedouin inhabitants of the Sinaitic Peninsula. An article on "The Fisheries of Galilee" deserves attention. The industry seems to be a very brisk one. Not far from £700 a year appears to be paid in taxes and in proprietors' royalties. As these are calculated on a fifth of the value, the total output must be large. It would be interesting to know how long this has been going on. Stephens in his "Incidents of Travel," published about seventy years ago, speaks of the lake as almost deserted, with scarcely a single boat on it. If an industry has been created or revived in a country governed by the Turk, the fact is worth noting.
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