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cliffs round the coast. Owing to bad weather only ten members 

 attended, although the excursion proved most interesting and in- 

 structive. Dr. Ord conducted, and by means of a series of charts 

 and diagrams described the geology of the several cliff sections as 

 they were passed by the steamer. Through the courtesy of Messrs. 

 Sydenham, the S.S. Majestic, which took the party, went as near the 

 shore as was practicable, and excellent views of the cliffs were 

 obtained. The members landed at Shanklin, and spent two hours 

 in examining the lower greensand strata from the beach. A good 

 many fossils were found which have been added to the Society's 

 collection. 



. The second excursion was made on June 19th, to 



Excursion to Hengistbury Head, under the conductorship of 

 Mengjstbury j^^^ ^ Proceeding from Southbourne 



® cross roads, the party walked to the double dykes, 



near which a halt was called and an account of the geology of the 

 series of Bracklesham strata kr.own as Hengistbury Head Beds, 

 and their relationship to the Bagshot Beds of Bournemouth Bay, 

 was given by the Chairman, illustrated by a large diagram especially 

 prepared for the meeting. The three strata displayed — the Boscombe 

 sands, the Hengistbury Head Beds of sand and clay with glauconitic 

 grains below, and bands of hard iron-stone above, capped by a layer 

 of Highcliff Sands forming the bold cliffs of the Head — were then 

 examined. From the iron-stone blocks on the beach a number of 

 sharks' teeth were extracted, a fossil pine-cone was found, also 

 remains of worm tracks, and teredo-bored wood was observed. 

 Some thirty-five members attended. The recently formed Micro- 

 scopical Section took part in this excursion. 



Excursion to 



At the third geological excursion, on June i6th, the 

 Mendips were visited, Dr. Ord taking the party 

 the Mendspso ^^^^ ^j^^ ground that he had at Easter visited with 

 the Geologists' Association. Leaving Bournemouth West at 

 8.35 a.m., members arrived at Shepton Mallet at 10.30. Mays Hill 

 was first visited, and the magnificent views from the summit enabled 

 the conductor to give a sketch of the geology of the district, pointing 

 out its distinctive features. Parts of the counties of Somerset, 

 Wilts, Dorset, Devon and Gloucester were visible, from Exmoor in 

 the W^est to Cley Hill in the East. Decending the hill, a small 

 quarry in the upper lias was explored, after which two quarries 

 each of inferior oolite with fuller's earth above were visited, and 

 many fossils obtained. Proceeding to the village of Doulting, after 

 an al-fresco lunch, brakes were entered and a halt was made at the 

 celebrated Doulting freestone quarries, where the method joi 

 obtaining the stone was observed. Wateriip quarry in carboniferous 

 limestone was then visited, and an interesting section showing 

 Rhaetic, Lias and Inferior Oolite compressed into a few yards in 

 thickness, lying on the planed off edges of Carboniferous Limestone, 



