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which was practically uninvestigated when he first settled there, 

 he made its patient and honest study the business of the scanty 

 leisure left him by heavy business responsibilities. How far he 

 succeeded, is best evidenced by the Natural History Transactions 

 of Northumberland and Durham, the favourite medium of publi- 

 cation for his careful observations and exquisite drawings of the 

 lower animal forms. 



" During a temporary residence in Newcastle, he was Secretary 

 to the Natural History Society, and was to the last a valuable 

 member of its Committee. 



"Mr. Hodge was a most enthusiastic dredger; and if he 

 could get a boat to sea on a fine day — this being even more of a 

 desideratum with him than with most men, as he was easily 

 upset' — he was perfectly happy. The last two dredging expedi- 

 tions conducted by the Tyneside Naturalists' Field Club, with 

 grants from the British Association, were undertaken chiefly by 

 him, in conjunction with Mr. G. S. Brady. 



"The Echinodermata were his favourite subjects of study; 

 but he was also specially interested in the Zoophytes, Pycnogons, 

 Crustacea, and marine Acari, among all of which he had done 

 good work. To his influence chiefly may be ascribed the very 

 useful and flourishing Natural History Club of Seaham Harbour, 

 in whose proceedings he always took great interest." 



Among his contributions to the Transactions of the Tyneside 

 Field Club are the following : — 



Vol. IV., p. 188 — " On the occurrence of the Phoca vitulina at 

 Seaham Harbour." 



Vol. IV., p. 319 — " Contributions to the Zoology of Seaham 

 Harbour." 



Vol. V., p. 41 — " On the growth of the Rays of the common 

 Brittle-star, Ophiocoma rosula." 



Vol. V., p. 62 — " On the occurrence of Uraster glacialis at 

 Seaham Harbour." 



Vol. V., p. 78 — " Contributions to the Marine Zoology of Sea- 

 ham Harbour." 



Vol. V., p. 124 — " Observations on a species of Pycnogon, Phoxi- 

 clvilidium coccineum." 



