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boroug"h, Filey, and in Holderness, yards and yards of cliffs 

 have been carried away in several places. Some members of 

 the Committee visited the cliffs in South Holderness a few 

 weeks ago, and the quantity of material that had fallen was 

 really surprising". Geologists also have to deplore an enormous 

 landslip at Speeton. The Speeton Clay, ever renowned for its 

 exceptional tendency to slip and slide, has almost bodily moved 

 seawards. A huge tongue of cla}^ which stretched across the 

 beach, for a great distance, early in the year, has been massive 

 enough to withstand the force of the waves all the summer, and 

 a day or two ago when your Secretary and another member of 

 the Committee visited the localit}', a large mass still remained. 

 With the Speeton Clay a large quantit}^ of drift fell, which has 

 mixed well with the clay, and rendered collecting hopeless for 

 the present. None of the members of the Committee ever 

 remember such a landslip at Speeton. Photographs have been 

 secured showing the smooth surfaces of clay over which the 

 main mass has slipped, etc. 



It is recommended that the Committee be re-elected as 

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

 T. Sheppard, F.G.S., Eastgate, Hessle. convener; J. W. 

 Stather, F.G.S., Hull; F. F. Walton, F.G.S., Hull; and 

 W. Y. Veitch, M.R.C.S., F.G.S., Middlesbrough ; and that Mr. 

 Sheppard be its representative on the Executive of the Union. 



The Yorkshire Marine Biology Committee. — Mr. J. 

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

 have to report that none of this year's exctirsions having been 

 on the Coast-line, the Committee have not had the opportunity 

 of taking part in the work. 



It is recommended that the Committee be re-elected as 

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

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

 Hull, joint conveners ; Oxley Grabham, M. A., Thornton-le-Dale, 

 Pickering; Rev. W. C. He}^, 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. Eraser Robinson, Hull ; W. Denison Roebuck, 

 F.L.S., Leeds ; Rev. Henry Smith, M.A., Redcar ; and Arnold 

 T. W^atson, F.L.S., Sheffield; S. Lister Pett}', of Ulverston ; and 

 that Mr. E. Howarth be its representative on the Executive of 

 the L^nion. 



The Yorkshire Wild Birds' and Rggs Protection Acts 

 Committee. — Mr. Kenneth McLean, who represents this Com- 

 mittee on the Executive, reports that no meetings of this 

 Committee have been held, the reason being the lack of interest 

 shown by county ornithologists in the work of the L^nion. 

 Endeavour has, however, been made to elicit the opinion of 



