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GEOLOGICAL. 

 At the beginning of the Society the subject of Geology 

 was one of the most prominent, but for the past year or two it 

 has evoked but languid interest ; and this is perhaps to be 

 accounted for by the removal of many who were formerly 

 Members of this Section, and from others having taken up more 

 congenial pursuits. This was specially seen in the small attend- 

 ance at the Sectional Meetings. It was, therefore, thought 

 desirable to make a new departure this year ; and, while retaining 

 the usual reading of more advanced papers, as occasion required, 

 to give a course of Elementary Lectures as devoid of technical 

 terms as possible, to which the general public should be invited 

 free of charge. 



The response to this invitation was exceedingly gratifying 

 to the Committee and the Officers of the Section, for large 

 audiences were present on each evening, when the following 

 Course of Lectures was given : — 

 (i) " How the W'orld was made, aud what it is made of." 



(2) " The Age of the World, as shown by its Crust, and the Fossils it contains." 



(3) " How Slates, Sandstones, and Limestones have been formed." 



(4) " What Coal is, and how it was produced." 



(5) " The stale of the interior of the World, as shown by Volcanoes, Geysers, 



Hot Springs, &c." 



(6) " The ways in which the Surface of the World has been changed." 



It is hoped that by this course of Lectures an intelligent 

 interest in the science of Geology will have been awakened, 

 especially in the minds of the young people who attended, and 

 that many may be induced to become members of the Society. 



The Committee desire to give every possible facility to those 

 who wish to continue the study, and trust that a new generation 

 of Geologists will arise which will carry on the work which 

 has been so well begun by their predecessors. They specially 

 call attention to their collection of Fossils in the Museum, 

 illustrative of the Geology of this district ; to the Classes which 

 will be formed provided a sufficient number of Students apply 

 for instruction ; and to the Sectional Meetings, at which 

 interesting papers are read, such as that recently given by the 

 Chairman on " Post-Glacial Man in Britain." 



Aprii- 26th, 1894. 



ALFRED W. LUCAS, 



Secretary. 



