lOO Notes and Comments. 



schools of Huddersfield in illustration of his scheme. The 

 intense interest taken in it by the children made it evident to 

 all that such lectures would form a very valuable method of 

 instruction, and not only serve to gfreatly brighten the school 

 life of the children but also widen their interest in the common 

 objects around them. It is to be hoped that the new education 

 authority will take the matter into their serious consideration, 

 and do something- to develop the local museum at Huddersfield 

 now struggling for existence against great odds, and render it 

 of real value to the town, and an important adjunct to their 

 educational institutions. Excellent work is being done in other 

 towns in this direction, notably in Liverpool, Manchester, and 

 Hull, and we trust Huddersfield will not long lag behind. 



AN EAST YORKSHIRE ERRATIC. 

 One of the finest glacially striated boulders ever found in 

 East Yorkshire has just been placed in front of the Municipal 

 Museum at Hull. It was found at a depth of 15 feet in the 

 boulder clay at Kelsey Hill, near Burstwick, in Holderness, 

 during the excavations made for gravel by the North Eastern 

 Railway Company. It is of Carboniferous Limestone, originating 

 in all probability from Teesdale. It measures 4 ft. 9 in. long. 



3 ft. 5 in. high, 2 ft. 5 in. wide, and weighs about 1^4 tons. 

 It is crowded with fossils, e.g., corals (three species), Productus 

 semireticulatus , stems of encrinites, etc. One face of the 

 boulder (4}^ ft. by 3 ft.) is beautifully planed and striated. 

 This striated surface formed the under side of the boulder when 

 first found. The District Engineer, Mr. Edward Smith, was 

 good enough to arrange for its removal from the gravel-pit to 

 Hull, free of charge. Some idea of its appearance can be 

 gathered from the accompanying block, kindly lent by Mr. 

 J. O'Hara. 



Naturalist, 



