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A fine fossil (supposed remains of Pleseosauius) was examined 

 by the geologist members on the pit landing stage at Carlin How 

 Station. I sliould be glad if some member Avould give a elescription 

 of this for the Proceedings. 



None of the Yorks. Naturalists' Union Meetings being held 

 in the Cleveland district during the year, no special circulars were 

 sent out. Some of our members attended the meetings at Coxwold, 

 Sedbergh, and Brimham Rocks. 



The Yorkshire Archaeological Society kindly invited members 

 of our Society to join them in an excursion they were holding at 

 Guisborougli on June 13th, when the route taken was from thence 

 to Marske ria Kirklcatham. Some of our members availed 

 themselves of the kind invitation. 



We were indebted during the season to Messrs. Bolckow, 

 Vaughan and Co., Limited, for permission to view Eston mines 

 workings, and also to Lord Downe, W. H. A. Wharton, Esq., and 

 J. Swan, Esq., for permission to visit Kilton AYoods. 



Winter ^Meetings. — Since the last Annual Meeting, d.^- 

 AVintcr meetings have Ijeen held out of a jirogramme of eight, tAvo 

 of the meetings being postponed — one, the Lecture by the Rev. 

 AY. Lower Carter, ALA. (" On Tracking a Yorks. River Under- 

 ground "), owing to the illness of the Lecturer ; and the second, a 

 Paper promised by AL'. Frank Elgee " Un the Study of Insects" 

 which he was unable to get ready in time. 



The A\'inter meetings were all arranged and the Papers given 

 by our own members, with one exception, that being the Yorks. 

 Naturalists' Union Lecture delivered by Kenneth AIcLean. The 

 Club are very much indebted to those members who kindly 

 rendered assistance in this way, and I am quite .sure there are 

 more of our members who could assist if they would, and I should 

 be glad to hear from any who are willing to assist us next session. 



On Ajjril 10th the Rev. J. Hawell, ALA., F.G.S., delivered 

 a Lecture entitled " Evolution of Clevelanel Scenery." There Avas 

 a very good attendance of members at this Lecture, who had the 

 pleasure of listening to a very able and instructive Paper, the 

 result of recent research made in the district by the Lecturer, 

 Percy F. Kendall, F.G.S., F. R. Cowper Reed, ALA., F.G.S., and 

 others. The Lecture was well illustrated by slide diagrams and 

 also vieAvs of scenery in different portions of the district ; there 



