Proceedings. Xxl 
Arion ater (granules) and Carychium minimum at 2 to 3 ft. levels 
attest moister conditions than now obtain.* A Neolithic scraper 
occurred at a depth of 23 ft. A few of the members scaled 
Colley Hill to see a block of ferruginous conglomerate, measuring 
46 in. X 40 in. x 24in. Mr. H. W. Monckton considers this 
mass of cemented angular and rounded pebbles to be a relic of a 
deposit of sand, &c., similar to that which has been mapped at 
Chipstead, 24 miles north-east, and to a larger patch at Headley 
Heath, 23 miles north-west from the site of the block under dis- 
cussion. Unfortunately this conclusion does not carry us very 
far, for the deposit is mapped and described as ‘ Sands of Doubt- 
ful Age.’t A visit was then paid to the Reigate Hill pit in 
Lower and Middle Chalk.” 
7th. June 17th.—To Godstone and Oxted, led by Dr. Franklin 
Parsons. 
«On June 17th an excursion, under the leadership of Dr. 
Parsons, took place to Godstone and Tandridge. From Caterham 
Station the party proceeded by road to Godstone Hill, from the 
top of which a fine view over the Weald is obtained. In some 
old overgrown chalk-pits and spoil-heaps a number of interesting 
plants were observed, including several species of Orchidacee ; 
also the great Roman snail, Helix pomatia. Descending the 
hill, a visit was paid to the firestone quarries (Upper Greensand), 
which some of the party explored. These quarries are tunnels 
extending a distance of some three hundred yards into the hill- 
side, the farther end having a cover of some 280 ft. of strata. 
The party then went by way of Flower Lane, passing other 
quarries, a Roman road, and the track of the Pilgrim’s Way, to 
Godstone Church, where a halt was made for tea. Afterwards 
the ponds were visited, and the picturesque mill with its over- 
shot water-wheel. From the mill a path led through woods and 
hop-fields to Tandridge Church, with its quaint dormer windows 
and splendid yew-tree, and thence on across meadows to Oxted, 
whence a return was made by train.” 
8th. June 24th.—To Charlton—a Geological Excursion in con- 
junction with the Essex Field Club, conducted by Dr. Franklin 
Parsons, who sends the following Report :— 
‘¢ The chief interest of the excursion was geological, its objec- 
tive being a large sand-pit about half a mile east of the station, 
permission to visit this pit having been kindly given by the pro- 
prietor, Mr. Gilbert. This pit is at the north-west corner of a 
grassy hill commanding a fine view of the Thames. On the flat 
* Proc. Malacological Soc. vol. iii. 
+ Whitaker, ‘‘ Geology of the London Basin.” Mem. Geological Survey, 
vol. iv, p. 336 (1872). 
