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ROBERT BRAITPIWAITE, M.D., F.L.S., London. 



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WM. DENISON ROEBUCK, F.L.S., Sunny Bank, Leeds. 



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HUNDRED-AND-SEVENTEENTH MEETING 





Will be held at 



RICHMOND 



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For the investigation of 



Whitcliffe and Hag- Woods, the adjacent Banks of the Swale, 



and the Moorlands lying- north, 



OnBankHolidayMonday, Aug. 5th, 1895. 



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RAILWAY ARRANGEMENTS.— Through return tickets at pleasure 

 party rates will be issued at all Yorkshire, Lincohishire, and Durham stations on 

 the G. N., IL & B,, L. & Y., L. & N. W., M. S. & L., Midland, and N.E. 

 Railways which have booking arrangements for Richmond to Members and Asso- 

 ciates ^of the Y.N.U. producing their signed card of Membership. Tickets taken 

 ^n Friday, Saturday, or Monday, August 2nd, 3rd and 5th will be available for 

 ^t^turn any day up to Tuesday, August 6th. 



HOTEL ACCOMMODATION.— Members will find accommodation at 

 ^"y of the hotels at Richmond, but as the town is always full at holiday times 

 rooms should be ordered \vell in advance. 



BOOKS AND MAPS.— The district for investigation is included in Sheet 

 97 N.E. one-inch Ordnance Map (also published geologically coloured, as also 

 ^_>^e the six-inch Sheets 38 and 39). Reference may be made to I'hillips' ' Illustra- 

 tions of Yorkshire Geology,' .to his 'Rivers, Mountains and Sea-coast of Yorkshire,' 

 ^nd to both editions of Baker's 'North Yorkshire.' Mr. James Ward's list of 

 plants appears in various old editions of the local guide books, and there is much 

 ^formation on the birds by Mr. H. Smurthwaite in the vols, of ?*Iorris's 'Naturalist' 

 (^851-1858). The Darlington Saturday ilalf-IIoliday Guide (i/-) has chapters 

 01^ the Botany and Entomology of Richmond. Miss Blues' botanical books refer 

 specially to Swaledale. Clarkson's ' History and Anticpiities of Richmond,' 1821, 

 Contains a list of rarer plants. 



SATURDAY'S ROUTES.— Mr. Richard Barnes will lead a party, starting 

 fi'oni the station at 11-50 a.m. to investigate the Red Scar, Downholme. . 



MONDAY'S ROUTES.— The following routes have been arranged, viz. :— 



^- — The Geological party will proceed in a northerly direction to GilHng, passing 



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over the series in descending order, under the leadership of .Mr. Joseph Raine. 



— Whitcliffe Wood (B 3 and C 3 on Map) will l)e found the most productive 

 part of the district for entomologists. 



—Along the southern escarpment of the Swale Valley, l)elow Iludswell and in 

 Hag Wood, much good work can be done. 



--The moorlands lying W.N.W. of Richmond are well wortli Investigating. 



^Ir. J. Raine, Mr. \V. Plorne, F.G.S., and others will take part in the leader- 

 s^'P of the parties. 



All partie's will start from Richmond Railway Station on the arrival of the 

 ^^-58 and 11-50 a.m. trains. 



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