EEPORTS OF MEETINGS. 237 



GEOLOGICAL SECTION. 



THE work done in the Geological Section during the 

 Session has been rather limited. Besides a paper, 

 published in last year's proceedings, an excursion took place 

 on July 1st, 1893, to Hallatrow, Binegar, Shepton Mallet, 

 and Wells. The party left Bristol by the 2.17 train for 

 Hallatrow ; thence by breaks the party proceeded to the 

 Paulton quarries, where a peculiarly condensed series of the 

 Lias beds was inspected, and Speriferina Walcotti and other 

 characteristic fossils from the beds obtained. 



The party then drove to Binegar, where the Lias beds 

 resting directly on mountain limestone, were well seen. 



A quarry near Shepton Mallet for the working of "bastard 

 freestone" was visited; here the Lias assumes a white 

 sugary appearance, resembling the Sutton stone. 



Pecten pollux was obtained, and small fragments of chert 

 from the mountain limestone. Tea was partaken of at 

 Shepton Mallet, whence the party drove to Wells, returning 

 by the 8 p.m. train from Wells. 



During 1894 the Section has had a valuable paper on the 

 Rhsetic beds of Pylle Hill, from Mr. E. Wilson, the Curator 

 of the Bristol Museum. 



This paper will be found in the transactions of the Society. 



Mr. J. Marshall was to have exhibited a unique collection 

 of Jurassic fossils, but was prevented by illness from attend- 

 ing. Mr. Marshall has kindly" promised to contribute a 

 paper on, and exhibit of, Jurassic fossils. 



At the above meeting the annual report and accounts were 

 presented and passed, and the officers re-elected. 



An excursion to the new reservoir at the head of the St. 

 Catherine's Valley, near Bath, took place on June 9th. 



The party, consisting of members of the Section and 



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