EROSION OF THE YORKSHIRE COAST. 
Being the Report of the Coast Erosion Committee of the Yorkshire 
Naturalists’ Union for 1 
Ev. E, MAULE nn. M.A, F.G.S., 
Vicar of Wetwang, East eet orate 3; Hon. to the Vorbskirc Naturalists’ Union Coast 
rosion 4 paiietbice: 
Coast EROSION Couierticie. 2 —It sounds brawly—one can almost 
fancy the very waves trembling in their shoes when they heard that 
a band of picked men were about to record their misdeeds, and tell 
them, like Smellfungus, to the world. ‘This Committee,’ says the 
official document, ‘ proposes to observe the present changes and past 
condition of the sea-coast in order to determine the rate of erosion, 
and the influence of the artificial abstraction of shingle or other 
material in that action. 
‘This committee. It reminds one of the story of the cheeky 
boy, who, when asked how many they were in family, replied, ‘ Well, 
if you count the girls, we are seven; but I’m one.’ In fact I am 
the committee and have been so all along, and therefore beg to 
make my report in my own way, no man forbidding me. 
Last year I furnished ‘ Notes of certain Measurements made by 
the Secretary for future reference,’ published in the ‘ Naturalist,’ 
April 1892. This aed I visited some of the stations with the 
following results :— 
SEWERBY. 
yds. ft. ins. 
1.—Original measurement, Jan. 11th, 1889... ae ven 1D 
New June oth, 1892 ... ee s+: $8 0 Oh 
Loos! in 3 years 5 months.. es ane 2° 0 108 
iets Nato 
2 SB measurement, hes I1th, 1889... ree We ek 210 
saath sea, Oe ka lhl ee a tana ie, Si Se 
Low! in 3 years 5 months .. ks ges Selita aed 
SANDS COTTAGE, BRIDLINGTON BAY. : 
ft. ims. 
1.—Original measurement, Aug. 2nd, 1889_ .. os , 44 4 
New Ss June oth, 1892 Pie 2 a eee & Mia 
Loss in 2 years 10 months... ies oe 9 
2, gong measurement, es 2nd, 1889 __... sie pac FOR 
oth, 1892... ae Pane | ey 
Liat in 2 eats romonths... coe ee a5 
Ee, eee 
HILDERTHORPE. 
yds. ft. ins 
2.—Original measurement, Feb. 13th, 1891 .. ae a, 2 
New ss Aug. 23rd, iio. a i oe 
Loss in 1 a G mOOhhs soc ees ee, 
 ermcem nm emananne mtaccometi 
