diff --git a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/io/LineGroup.java b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/io/LineGroup.java
index 0936c98de85684b1cf937557bcc16b011b593f65..670c0345436f10f3c7ea1fa77135508506036ae1 100644
--- a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/io/LineGroup.java
+++ b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/io/LineGroup.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
  *
- * $Header: //tmp/pathsoft/artemis/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/io/LineGroup.java,v 1.9 2006-03-13 11:53:54 tjc Exp $
+ * $Header: //tmp/pathsoft/artemis/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/io/LineGroup.java,v 1.10 2007-04-12 10:25:58 tjc Exp $
  */
 
 package uk.ac.sanger.artemis.io;
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import uk.ac.sanger.artemis.util.LinePushBackReader;
  *  that start with FT.
  *
  *  @author Kim Rutherford
- *  @version $Id: LineGroup.java,v 1.9 2006-03-13 11:53:54 tjc Exp $
+ *  @version $Id: LineGroup.java,v 1.10 2007-04-12 10:25:58 tjc Exp $
  *
  */
 
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ abstract class LineGroup
    *  @exception InvalidRelationException Thrown if this Feature cannot contain
    *    a particular Qualifier.
    **/
-  public static LineGroup readNextLineGroup (LinePushBackReader reader)
+  protected static LineGroup readNextLineGroup (final LinePushBackReader reader)
       throws IOException, InvalidRelationException 
   {
 
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ abstract class LineGroup
   /**
    *  Return the embl line type of the line contained in the argument String.
    */
-  public static int getLineType(String line)
+  protected static int getLineType(final String line)
   {
     if(line.startsWith ("<?xml")) 
       return GAME_XML;