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cccur in the Cleveland district ; a Lump Sucker, a species of fish 

 taken in the River Tees recently ; a very tine Modiola, or Horse 

 Mussel, taken from the Tees ; a supposed Paleolithic Hammer 

 Head, found in connection with the Dock extension, among ballast 

 supposed to have come from the Tyne. This had been forwarded 

 to Canon Greenwell, and he said if it was a hammer, it was more 

 probably Neolithic than Paleolithic ; some very fine selenite 

 crystals obtained in the red sandstone formation during the Dock 

 extension works, etc. 



]\Ir. C. jNIilburn exhibited a case of Dotterel obtained in the 

 Tees district, and also a case of the common Dunlin, noticeable in 

 so far as it included the two forms, the large and small, that occur 

 at the Tees inouth, and which by many ornithologists are considered 

 to be separate sj^ecies. 



Mr. T. A. Loftliouse exhibited a case of insects, showing the 

 life history as far as circumstances permitted — i.e. from the ovum 

 to the imago stage, including larvpe and pupse. 



The thanks of the Club are due to those members who have 

 kindly come forward and given Papers and other assistance at our 

 meetings held diu'ing the AVinter months. These have, as heretofore, 

 been given voluntarily, the only expense incurred 1 leing for postage, 

 printing, lantern, and the travelling expenses of the Yorks. 

 Naturalists' Union Lecturer, the latter of whom was kindly put 

 up for the night by our President, Mr. T. F. Ward. 



The attendance at some of our Winter Meetings has been 

 very disappointing; in fact, more so even than last Winter, and 

 it is a question for the Club whether it is advisable to continue 

 the expenditure involved in carrying these out when they are so 

 little appreciated. Of course, the night and time of holding the 

 meetings may not have been convenient; Imt if this is so, or there 

 is any other reason, I am quite sure your Committee will give any 

 suggestion members may make as to the carrying out of these 

 meetings every consideration. For my own part, I think the 

 Lectures and Exhibition meetings do good if they only bring half 

 a dozen members together who are interested, but this perhaps is 

 not very satisfactory to those who have been at considerable 

 trouble in preparing papers and exhibits. 



Committee ^Ieetings. — During the year five Committee 

 meetings were held, with an average attendance of five. 



