376 SECTIONAL TRANSACTIONS.— E. 



Character of early trade of Hull— Artificial extension of the river system— 

 The Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Notts coalfield of 1830— The trade of the 

 modern port as influenced by its general environment, with special reference 

 to the localisation of fish traffic, oilseeds, and coal export. 



7. Mr. 0. MiDGLEY. — Holderness: some aspects of Water Supply 



as a Geographical Factor. 



Two contrasted regions, chalk and clay— The significance of this in water 

 supply and consequent human values— Different lines of development and 

 economic histories— The reflexion of this in the past and present distribution 

 of population — Local prehistoric settlements and their relation to water supply 

 -—Evidence of Domesday — Distribution of mediaeval religious houses — Popula- 

 tion at the beginning and end of the nineteenth century — Water supply of Hull. 



8. Mr. H. M. Si^NK. — Some Geographical Aspects oj Recent 



Developments of Water-power. 



General summary of the distribution of potential water-powers — Recent 

 developments in North America; Europe, and Japan— The great importance 

 of tropical Africa as a source of powei' — Hydro-electric power and the location 

 of industries — Probable effect upon the distribution of population — Importance 

 of improvements in long-distance transmission — Importance of water-power and 

 steam-power in combination — Schemes in America on these lines — The ' Super- 

 Power ' Zone. 



9. Mr. A. V. AYiLLi.'iMSON. — Irrlgaiion in the Indo-Gangetic 



AUutium. 



The need for irrigation — Geographical factors governing the methods adopted 

 to meet the need — Irrigation works, (a) wells, {b) canals — Efficiency of irrigation 

 — Agricultural aspects. 



10. Mr. D. C. T. MEKiE.— The Trend of World Commerce. 



Trade of early times determined by differences in productions of different 

 climatic zones — This trade was almost entirely north and south, and largely 

 in luxuries — Likewise, trade of Europe during jNIiddle Ages and English trade 

 down to nineteenth century was north-south trade — Change due to industrial 

 revolution — Examination of Russell Smith's laws of trade : ' North-south trade 

 is the trade of the future — at present the great bulk of our commerce is east- 

 west trade.' 



Monday, September 11. 



11. Dr. T. AsHBY. — Early Maps of Malta. 



Maps of sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries of the 

 whole Island and Valetta. 



12. Mr. E. A. Feazer. — Topographical Work in Spitsbergen. 



Region under investigation (Garwoodland or Biinsowland) : main topographical 

 features of the country north-east of Ice Fojrd — Resume of previous exploration 

 — Objects of the expedition — ]\Iount Terrier and the Nordenskiold glacier — ■ 

 Notes on the high interior — Exploration between the Mount Newton and JMount 

 Svanberg areas — Problems still outstanding. 



13. Mr- P. Debenham, O.B.E. — Survey in Polar Regions. 



A description of land surveys in the Polar regions, with special reference 

 to the Antarctic — Types of surveys required for Polar regions — Past methods 

 described and discussed — The problem of a short season and adverse weather 

 conditions as it affects the general methods, and also the types of instruments 

 — Suggestions for future work. 



