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the European Governments had taken the matter into 

 consideration. He had twice been consulted by the Board 

 of Agriculture in the matter, and had been able to fully 

 satisfy them that the insect had not established itself in 

 this country either upon fruit trees or cultivated plants of 

 any kind, whether grown in the open air or under glass, 

 or upon indigenous plants. 



Mr. Newstead's opinion is entitled to the fullest 

 consideration, for it is based upon many years of practical 

 experience in plant and fruit culture, and nine years of 

 scientific investigation of the injurious insects of this 

 country. He thinks the insect is much more likely to 

 establish itself here on imported plants, and suggests that 

 such consignments should be rigorously inspected by 

 experts ; but is of opinion, however, that the pest will not 

 thrive in this country as in America, and that if it should 

 establish itself here it will become single-brooded like all 

 the indigenous Coccid(E of Great Britain. 



W. F. J. SHEPHEARD, 

 May I2TH, 1898. Secretary. 



GEOLOGICAL. 



During the past Session there has been one Meeting 

 of this Section (on December 9th), when Mr. A. W. Lucas, 

 F.G.S., gave some account of the Liassic Formation, and 

 its exposures in Dorsetshire, Lincolnshire, and especially 

 at Whitby in Yorkshire. Numerous interesting Fossils of 

 the various forms of life which are characteristic of these 

 rocks were exhibited, many of them recently brought from 

 Whitby and the locality. 



EGERTON GILBERT, 

 May I2TH, 1898. Secretary. 



NATURAL PHILOSOPHY. 

 During the last Session two Papers have been read in 

 this Section, one by Mr. J. A. McMichaei., B.A., B.Sc, 

 on March 3rd, entitled : " Modem Developments of Elec- 

 tricity," and the other by Mr. J. Bairstow, F.C.S., " An 

 hour in a Chemical Factory," on April 21st. 



