Proceedings. CXXXV 
The Committee regret that there were no competitors for the prize 
offered by Dr. Hobson for the best botanical collection. The collection 
was to be limited to one hundred species, dried and mounted by the 
collector, the correctness of the nomenclature and quality of the 
specimens as illustrative of the habits and character of the plants 
being taken into account. 
GroLocicaL ComMMITTEE. 
The Committee of the Geological Section beg to report that there 
have been held nine Committee meetings, nine sectional meetings, 
and two excursions. The average attendance at the Committee 
meetings has been five, and at the sectional meetings twelve, against 
five and nine, respectively, last year. 
A few photographs of sections and some crayon sketches of geological 
interest have been added to the Section’s album. The Committee 
would be glad if members would endeavour to procure more photo- 
graphs for this purpose, so as to make a valuable permanent record of 
geological interest. 
A few records of new sections have been made. The Committee 
would also call the attention of members to the value of these. 
The excursions during the year have been as follows :— 
May 2nd.—To the new railway-cutting of the 8. EH. & C. R. at 
_ Chislehurst in conjunction with the Geologists’ Association. The 
party were ¢onducted over the works by Mr. Osman, and had an 
admirable view of the exposures of the Oldhaven beds. 
May 26th.—To the railway-cutting at Thornton Heath, L. B. & 
8. C. R.’s goods yard, when about twenty members and friends were 
present. A good exposure was shown of Oldhaven sands with the 
_ junction of the London clay, containing green-coated pebbles at base. 
_ Some successful photographs were taken by Dr. Hobson. 
q “The Geological Section of the Croydon Natural History and 
Scientific Society met at Thornton Heath Station on Monday evening, 
to examine the strata exposed in the new railway works near the 
station. Mr. Whitaker, F.R.S., explained the strata exposed, which 
consisted of Oldhaven sands, the surface of which had been eroded 
before the deposition of the London clay, the basement bed of which, 
with the customary pebbles derived from the Oldhaven series, was 
_ well seen. No fossils were found, though in the original railway- 
cutting shelly sandstone was found when the line was first made. 
_ Above the basement-bed of the London clay, the clay appeared to be 
made up of wash from the higher ground, being mixed with a few 
later flints and pebbles. The upper gravel terrace of the Wandle was 
seen, in parts, overlaying the clay, at a height of about 160 feet above 
Ordnance datum.” 
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Museum ComMittEE. 
_ The Committee are pleased to be able to report that the additions 
_ to the Loan Museum have been considerably in excess of those re- 
ceived during the previous year. This has been largely owing to the 
number of objects found in the Waddon caves, although a large pro- 
_ portion of the objects found were of similar character. 
