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were well attended. Among the localities visited were — 

 Squire's Hill, Whitehead, Conlig, and Hillsport. 



During the Winter many of the members availed them- 

 selves of the fine course of lectures on Geology given by Mr. 

 G. C. Gough, F.G.S., in the Queen's College. At a meeting of 

 the Section held on 2nd November the members had an oppor- 

 tunity of examining a splendid series of Dolomitic Concretions 

 kindly lent by Mr. G. Abbott, F.G.S., of Tunbridge Wells. 

 Mr. Gough gave a talk on " Concretions," and explained the 

 various theories as to their origin. On January 4th Mr. James 

 Strachan read a paper on " Some forms of Silica," illustrated 

 by specimens, diagrams, and chemical experiments. The lec- 

 ture was well attended, and was very instructive. The mem- 

 bers also benefited from several papers on geological subjects 

 read at the Wednesday Evening Meetings, and at the ordinary 

 Monthly Meetings of the Club. 



One of our members, Mr. Robert Bell, discovered during 

 the year teeth, plates, and spines of a Liassic Sea Urchin 

 (JPseudodiadema lohatum — Wright), hitherto unrecorded from 

 Ireland. Another member, Mr. Wm. Christy, while geologis- 

 ing in Colin Glen, found in the Greensand a scute of a crocodile 

 probably belonging to the genus GomopJiolis, which is also a 

 new record. At the Whitehead excursion Mr. G. C. Gough col- 

 lected samples of Chloritic and Yellow Sands, from which he 

 was afterwards able to identify several species of f oraminif era. 

 Until Mr. Gough's discovery foraminifera were only known 

 to occur in the Irish Greensand in the form of unrecognisable 

 casts. 



The Committee invite all members of the Club who take 

 an interest in Geology to join the Section, and help by their 

 co-operation to make our meetings more instructive and our 

 work more useful. 



(Signed) 



James Orr, Hon. Secretary of Section. 



