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Meeting at South Shields station, we made our way to the 

 Herd Sands and thence to the Trow Rocks, where Dr. 

 Woolacott commenced his exposition, pointing out the 

 evidences of a case of thrust and crush-brecciation reaching 

 from this point to Marsden. It is unnecessary here to describe 

 the phenomena in detail, however, as Dr. Woolacott has 

 already published a preliminary note upon them in our own 

 Transactions (New Series, vol. iii., p. 46), and a full account 

 in Memoir no. i. of the University of Durham Philosophical 

 Society. 



I may say that we spent a very profitable and pleasant 

 time. It was not only an intellectual but also a physical 

 exercise, for it required almost the agility of a chamois to 

 safely negotiate the slippery rocks occasionally encountered 

 in the endeavour to keep pace with our guide. 



Our survey of the coast completed, we wended our way to 

 the well-known semi-subterranean inn at Marsden, where tea 

 was provided, and the opportunity taken of according a vote 

 of thanks to Dr. Woolacott for his courteous assistance. 



The only birds noted during the walk were Meadow Pipit, 

 Kestrel, Jackdaw, Skylark, and a few Gulls. 



Being so late in the season, there was nothing of botanical 

 interest to report save here and there a few belated blooms 

 reminiscent of the waning year. 



I may say that, in addition to the authorized programme, 

 we held during the summer months a few informal meetings 

 for botanical purposes, visits being made to Blaydon Burn, 

 the sea banks near Horden, and Stocksfield and Bywell. 

 These were attended by members specially interested in 

 botany, and with good results. The success of these meetings 

 suggests the enquiry as to whether we are deriving from our 

 Field Meetings all the advantages that they might and ought 

 to yield. Too much time is occasionally given to objects 

 which more properly come under the heading of antiquarian 

 or archaeological research, also to walking long distances 



