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MARCH, 1913. 



OOD^TDBlsTTS 



I. Okiginal Articles. Page 



New or imperfectly known Chalk 

 Polyzoa. By E. M. Beydone, 

 F.G.S. (Plate IV.) 97 



The Origin of Septarian Structure. 

 ByA.MOELEYDAVlES,A.R.C.S., 

 D.Sc, F.G.S 99 



The Eocene Beds of Hengistbury 

 Head. By F. R. Cowper Eeed, 

 M.A., F.G.S 101 



Vemcca prisca from the Chalk of 

 Norwich. By T. H. Withers, 

 F.G.S. (With 4 Text-figures.)... 103 



The Age of the Torbay Eaised 

 Beaches. By A.R.Hunt, F.L.S., 

 F.G.S 106 



The Picrite of Foel Iwyd. By J. E . 

 Wynfield Rhodes, B.Sc. ... 108 



The Upper Trias of Leicestershire. 

 ByA.R.HORWOOD. (Contimoed.) 109 



II. Reviews. 



R. M. Brydone's Chalk of Hants... 122 



F. Elgee's Moorlands of North-East 

 Yorkshire 124 



T. Sheppard's Lost Towns of York- 

 shire 126 



H. B. Woodward's Soils and Sub- 

 strata 127 



Dr. R. F. Scharff's Origin of Life 

 in America 128 



Oil-Shales of the Lothians, Scotland 129 



MAR 15 1913 



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Revieavs {continued). Page 



United States Geological Survey ... 129 



Mines' Department, Canada 130 



University of California Publications 131 

 Professor Walther's Desert Con- 

 ditions 132 



Professor W. Boyd Dawkins' Dover 



Coal-field 132 



Brief Notices : Victoria and Tas- 

 mania — Splienophyllum in Aus- 

 tralia — Queensland — Wyoming 

 — Nevada — Tennessee — Rhodesia 

 — Permian, Durham — Hamada 

 Country — Duddon Estuary — 

 Micropetrography 133 



III. Reports and Proceedings. 

 Mineralogical Society — 



January 21, 1913 135 



Geological Society of London — 



January 22, 1913 136 



IV. Correspondence. 



Mr. J. T. Banton 138 



The Editor's Reply. (With 



two Text-figures.) ,.139 



Dr. H. J. Johnston-Lavis ... .1. 143 



V. Miscellaneous. 



The Antarctic Expedition 144 



Croydon's ' Woe AVaters ' 144 



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