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geologists, and lias been repeatedly acknowledged by the Council 

 in its Awards. 



Therefore, in the opinion of the Council, it is no longer reason- 

 able to maintain a sex-bar against qualified candidates for the 

 Fellowship of the Society, and I am empowered by the Council to 

 submit the above-mentioned Resolution for your consideration. 



A ballot was then taken, and the Resolution was declared carried 

 by 55 votes against 12. 



The following addition to the Bye-Laws was then proposed : — 



Section XXIII. Interpretation. — In the interpretation 

 of these Bye-Laws words in the masculine gender only, shall 

 include the feminine gender also. 



A ballot having been taken, this addition was carried by 50 votes 

 asrainst 5. 



April 9th, 1919. 



Mr. G. W. Lamplitgh, F.R.S., President, 

 in the Chair. 



The List of Donations to the Library was read. 



The following communication was read : — 



'The Section at Worms Heath (Surrey), with Remarks on 

 Tertiary Pebble-Beds and on Clay- with- Mints. 1 By William 

 Whitaker, B.A., F.R.S., F.G.S. With Penological" Notes by 

 George MacDonald Davies, M.Sc, F.G-.S. 



Pebbles and Chalk from Worms Heath were exhibited bv 

 Mr. W. Whitaker and Air. G. M, Davies, in illustration of their 

 paper. 



May 7th. 1919. 



Air. G. W. Lamplitgh, F.R.S., President, 

 in the Chair. 



Francis Henry Ahier, Bronallt, Caradoc Road, Aberystwyth ; 

 George Little Brown, M.I.M.E., The Rescue Station, Yorke Street. 

 Mansfield Woodhouse (Nottinghamshire) ; Lieut. William Arthur 

 Edwards. R.G.A., 11 Stracey Road, Harlesden, KW.10; Marshall 

 Henry Haddock, The Technical College, Doncaster (Yorkshire) ; 



