THE ESSEX FIELD CLUB. 85 



Proceedings of the Geologists' Association. The President and Air. Whitaker 

 pointed out the value of this paper (alluded in a note in the present part) as a 

 summary of the present state of knowledge on the subject. Any student wishing 

 to gain an insight into the geology and palaeontology of the Crags of Essex and 

 Suflblk could not do better than make this paper his guide. Thanks were voted 

 to Air. Harmer for his interesting communication. 



Photographic Survey of Essex. — Air. A. E. Briscoe, B. Sc, Principal 0^ 

 the Technical Institute, then read a paper entitled " Proposals for a Photographic 

 and Pictorial Survey of Essex, in connection with the Essex Aluseum of Natural 

 History." This paper was published in full in the last part of the EssEX 

 Naturalist, ante, pp. 1-5. 



A letter was read from Sir Benjamin Stone, Presideitt of the National 

 Photographic Record Association, in which the writer gave some useful hints on 

 the subject, and cordially approved of the scheme for Essex. 



An interesting discussion was carried on by the President, Air. G. Scamell 

 {the Secretary of the National Association'), Air. W. Whitaker {Chairman of the 

 Surrey Survey), Air. Avery, Air. W. Cole, Air. F. J. Brand, and Air. Briscoe. 



The Secretary suggested that Air. Briscoe's paper should be printed in the 

 Essex Naturalist, and that after a committee had carefully considered 

 practical plans, a meeting should be called in the summer in some central place 

 in Essex, when the proposal could be formally placed before the county. 



A cordial vote of thanks was passed to Air. Briscoe, the President remarking 

 that they were much obliged to him for affording the Club an opportunity of 

 making a practical movement towards realizing a very fascinating idea. 



The Club's set of photographs showing the effects of the Essex Earthquake of 

 April 22nd, 1884, was exhibited. 



THE 220th ORDINARY MEETING. 



Saturday, February 28th, 1903. 



This meeting Avas held at 6.30 p.m., in the Technical Institute, West Ham, 

 Mr. Walter Crouch, F.Z S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The Chairman said that the members would much regret that serious illness 

 prevented the President, Professor Aleldola, from being present that evening. 



New Members.— The Kev. E. C. Carter and Air. Z. Aloon, Chief Librarian, 

 Public Libraries, Ley ton. 



Exhibitions. — Air. F. W. Elliott exhibited and presented to the Aluseum 

 some nests of the solitary wasp, Eninenes coarctata, from Bournemouth, toge^'her 

 with hymenopterous parasites bred therefrom. He and Air. W. Cole also 

 exhibited portions of nests of species of Vespa^ in illustration of Air. Connold's 

 lecture. 



British Marten Presented. — The Curator exhibited a fine specimen of the 

 British Alarten [Mustela niartes^ L.) presented to the Aluseum by Air. T. E. 

 Harting, F.L..S. The animal was killed in Westdale, Cumberland, in 

 OctoDer, 1887. It had been engraved by Air. G. E. Lodge for a plate in the 

 Zoologist, 1 89 1. A cordial vote of thanks was passed to Air. Harting for this 

 valuable donation. 



Diagrams of Cryptogamia. — The Curator called attention to 14 large 

 coloured diagrams (framed), which formed part of a series of botanical subjects 

 now being made to go round the gallery of the Aluseum, over the botanical cases 



