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situated just north of the promenade at Old BridHng-ton. A 

 year or two ago this cottag'e was quite close to the clififs. The 

 promenade, however, has now been extended beyond the cottage, 

 and a road has been made and a sea-wall erected in front of it. 

 The actual distance of the cottage from the edge of the sea wall 

 therefore is now much greater than it was a short time ag-o. 

 This should be borne in mind for the future in calculating the 

 measurements at this point. 



It is recommended that the Committee be re-elected as 

 follows: — Rev. E. Maule Cole, M.A., Wetwang-, chairman; 

 T. Sheppard, F.G.S., 432, Holderness Road, Hull, convener; 

 Rev. H. E. Maddock, M.A., Patrington ; J. W. Stather, F.G.S., 

 Hull; F. F. Walton, F.G.S., Hull ; and W. Y. Veitch, M.R.C.S., 

 Middlesbroug-h ; and that the name of Mr. C. E. De Ranee be 

 omitted, for the very sufficient reason that the British Association 

 Committee on Coast Erosion is not now in existence. 



The Yorkshire Marine Biology Committee. — Mr. J. 



Darker Butterell and Mr. F. W. Fierke, the joint conveners, 

 have to report that at the two excursions held this year on the 

 coast, circumstances were not sufficiently favourable for S3^s- 

 tematic work at Hornsea and Skipsea, but that at Sandsend 

 Mr. Lister Petty collected a number of Polyzoa, upon which he 

 has furnished a detailed report for publication in ' The Naturalist. ' 



It is recommended that the Committee be re-elected as 

 follows: — H. C. Sorby, LL.D., F.R.S., Sheffield, chairman; 

 J. D. Butterell, Wansford, Hull; Fred. W. Fierke, M.C.S., 

 Hull, joint conveners; W. Eagle Clarke, F.L.S., Edinburgh; 

 Oxley Grabham, M.A., York; Rev. W. C. Hey, M.A, 

 West Ayton ; E. Howarth, F.R.A.S., F.Z.S., Sheffield; Geo. 

 Massee, F.R.M.S., Kew ; T. H. Nelson, M.B.O.U., Redcar ; 

 T. Fetch, B.A., B.Sc, Hedon ; J. Frazer Robinson, Hull; W. 

 Denison Roebuck, F.L.S., Leeds; Rev. Henry Smith, M.A., 

 Redcar; and Arnold T. Watson, F.L. S., Sheffield; with the 

 addition of Mr. S. Lister Petty, of Ulverston. 



British Association. — The Union has again been appointed 

 one of the Corresponding Societies of the Association, and was 

 represented at the meeting at Bradford by Mr. Harold Wager, 

 F.L. S., who reports that two meeting's of the Conference of 

 Deleg-ates were held. The resolutions submitted by the British 

 Association Committee of the Y.N.U. were fully discussed. The 

 first resolution was strongly opposed, and it was ultimately 

 decided that no change in the days and hours of meeting could be 

 made. The second resolution was favourably received, and the 

 Committee of the Corresponding Societies willingly undertook 

 to make arrangements to discuss suggestions made to them by 

 the corresponding- societies, and to do everything that lay in 

 their power to make the meeting successful. It was felt that 

 the matter might be safely left in the hands of the committee, 



