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The Author took the opportunity of thanking Prof. Judd for an 

 inspection of the Moel Tryfaen collection at South Kensington. 



With reference to Mr. Reid's letter and the President's remarks, 

 he explained that he had purposely refrained frooa introducing theory 

 into his paper, deeming it best to place upon record a statement of 

 facts. 



He joined with the President in expressing regret at the early 

 death of Mr. Wyld. 



In reply to Dr. Hicks, the Author stated that the gravels were 

 stratified, although very irregularly, and current-bedding was very 

 frequent. The fragment of Elephas had been found, judging from 

 the particulars stated by the workmen (it having been discovered at 

 the time a great mass of material had slipped down from the face of 

 the pit), in the upper part of the deposit, and perhaps it was of 

 younger age than the bulk of the melius ca, although it was quite 

 probable the fragment had been transported to Gloppa by the same 

 agency as that which had transported northern erratics. There was 

 no trace of a shell-beach, or of well-defined zones of occurrence of 

 any particular species of mollusca. 



The Author agreed in the main with Prof. Hull as to the origin of 

 the deposit under water ; and in reply to Prof. Blake, he stated 

 that there was no Boulder Clay in connexion with this deposit, nor 

 does it seem to have any connexion with the local Welsh drift. 

 He had not had the advantage of reading Prof. Carvill Lewis's papers 

 on terminal moraines ; but, so far as he could judge from the 

 evidence, this deposit did not confirm that theory, or, rather, that 

 theory was not applicable to this particular deposit. 



