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members of the Hull Geological Society have subsequently visited 
the Holderness coast, and made collections with a view to match- 
ing the Danish specimens. Much of this material has yet to be 
examined, but there seems little reason to doubt that three new 
records of Scandinavian rocks in Yorkshire have been made, 
viz.—(1) The Bredvad porphyry ; (2) The Gronklitt porphyrite ; 
and (3) The Red Sarna porphyry. 
The following were elected for rg1r :— 
Chairman—P. F. Kendall, M.Sc., Weetwood, Leeds. 
Conveners—J. H. Howarth, J.P., Somerley, Halifax, and J. W. 
Stather, Hull. 
Representative on Executive—E. Hawkesworth, Leeds. 
Representative on Committee of Suggestions—E. Hawkesworth, 
Leeds. 
Other Members—Rev. E. M. Cole, M.A., Wetwang; H. H. 
Corbett, Doncaster; W. Stimpson, Settle-" sige 
Walton, Hull; j. E. Wilson, Ukley = HH. Culpime 
Doncaster; A. R. Dwerryhouse, D.Sc., Dublin ; 
Godirey “Bingley, Leeds> “Av. J Stathers still 
E. E. Gregory, Darlington ; J. J. Burton, Nunthorpe. 
Yorkshire Coast Erosion Committee.—Mr. J. J. Burton 
writes that during the past year the coast between the Tees and 
the Esk has been very stable. The shore line between the Tees 
and Saltburn has been variously affected by wind and tides, but 
on the whole it has maintained an equilibrium, and the sand cliffs 
and boulder clays margining the shore are giving no evidence of 
wastage. The Lias clitfs between Saltburn and Whitby have 
not perceptibly receded and there have been no falls of cliif of any 
magnitude between those places. In some of the bays where the 
boulder clay has filled up ancient valleys, through which streams 
now find their way to the sea, there has been some slipping of the 
clay which has here and there encroached upon the shore line, 
but it will in the course of time be entirely washed away, and _is 
only one stage in the process by which the bays will ultimately 
be extended inland. 
Mr. J. W. Stather writes :—Coast erosion in Holderness is 
still proceeding at a very rapid rate, and when the members of 
the Yorkshire Naturalists’ Union were at Kilnsea in July, it 
was the topic of conversation. In the wall of the Blue Bell Inn 
there is a tablet stating that the house was built in 1847, and was 
then 534 yards from the sea. The distance is now reduced to 
272 yards. A similar tablet in an adjacent barn confirms the 
above. The distance of the old ruin at Out Newton (Dimlington) 
from the cliff edge was also measured, and found to be 29 feet 
3 inches. In 1882 the distance was 120 yards. This shews an 
average loss of four yards per annum. 
Naturalist, 
