ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1 898. 37' 



Jermyn Street, for the use of students and lecturers as type illus- 

 trations of g"eolog"ical subjects. Duplicate copies of all the 

 Yorkshire views have been inserted in the albums belong-ing- to 

 the Union, which are in charg-e of the Committee. The views 

 taken along- the Eden Valley and the ' g-reat backbone of 

 Eng-land ' are considered by g-eolog^ists to be of exceptional 

 value. The Hull Geological Society has contributed ii views 

 of the Yorkshire Coast and Humber Bank to the Yorkshire 

 albums, and duplicates to the Jermyn Street collection. Mr. B. 

 Holg-ate has contributed four views of sections in the coal 

 measures at Hunslet of boulder-like deposits. Total views for 

 the year, 99. 



It is recommended that the Committee be reappointed, as 

 follows : — Godfrey Bing-ley, Leeds, Chairman ; J. E. Bedford, 

 F.G.S., Leeds, Hon. Secretary; Rev. E. Maule Cole, M.A.,; 

 F.G.S., Wetwang; and F. Fielder Walton, F.G.S., Hull; with. 

 W. W. Watts, London, as Hon. Member. 



The Yorkshire Coast Erosion Committee. — The Rev. E. 

 Maule Cole, M.A., F.G.S., as Secretary reports that but little of" 

 interest has occurred during^ the year. In the autumn the sea 

 did damagfe to the sea-wall and cliffs at Bridling-ton, and the 

 whole coast of Boulder Clay must have suffered more or less, 

 but no landslips were recorded. To the north of Filey Brig- the 

 end of the nab beyond the' last ' doodle,' which had a hole in it. 

 that one could creep throug-h, was clean washed away. 



It is recommended that the Committee be re-elected as- 

 follows : — ^J. C. I'Anson, F.G.S., London, Chairman ; Rev. 

 E. Maule Cole, M.A., F.G.S., Wetwang, Convener; Rev. H. E. 

 Maddock, M.A., F.G.S., Patrington ; and F. Fielder Walton, 

 F.G.S., Hull; with C. E. De Ranee, F.G.S., as Hon. Member. 



The Yorkshire Micro-Zoology and Micro-Botany Com- 

 mittee. — Mr. M. H. Stiles, Secretary, reports that with the 

 exception of that done at the Doncaster Whit-Monday excur- 

 sion, no collective work has been accomplished during the past 

 year. On the occasion referred to, Messrs. J. Newton Coombe 

 and M. H. Stiles made about a dozen gatherings of diatomaceous- 

 material, and the results of their subsequent working-out will 

 appear in an early number of 'The Naturalist.' Mr. Stiles has 

 also examined a number of gatherings from various parts of 

 the Doncaster district, and he hopes before long — with the help 

 of the Committee — to compile a new and extended list of West 

 Yorkshire Diatoms. He wishes it to be known that he will 

 gladly welcome any help in this direction that members can. 

 give him. 



