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Ecological Ration. 



Chairman : Henry Kidner, F.G.S. 

 Secretary : George Grace, B.Sc, A.K.C.S. 



The Session began, as far as the Geological Section was 

 concerned, with the retirement of Mr. Munn Rankin, M.Sc, 

 B.Sc, from the chairmanship and the appointment of Mr. Kidner 

 as his successor. At the first meeting (November 21st), Mr. T. 

 J. P. Jeffery opened a discussion on " The Origin of Mountain 

 Folds," to w T hich Dr. Gosse, Mr. Rankin and the Chairman also 

 contributed. 



At the December meeting Mr. Rankin gave a lantern 

 lecture on "The Deposits of Coal and Iron in the Franco-German 

 Borderland," a subject of economic and strategic as well as 

 geological interest. In January there were two meetings held in 

 conjunction with the Botanical and Archaeological Sections 

 respectively. At the first Mr. Rankin lectured on the " Origin 

 of the Bournemouth Flora," and, at the second, the Chairman 

 took as his subject "Along the Dorset Heights in the track of 

 Early Man." In April Mr. G. Brownen, F.C.S., lectured on 

 " The Local Artesian Boring to the Lower Chalk," and on May 

 11th the President of the Society, Sir J. J. H. Teall, F.R.S., 

 gave the lecture on " The Evolution of Igneous Rocks," which 

 is reported at length elsewhere in this volume. 



In August the Chairman conducted an excursion to Chewton 

 Bunny and Barton Cliffs, and, at the visit to Honeycombe Chine, 

 Mr. Rankin gave a description of its geological features. 



The Section was well represented at the Reunion in June as 

 will be seen on reference to the Report of that very successful 

 gathering. 



Hon. Ed. 



^hatographicdl mib ficcorb Section. 



Chairman : R. Y. Banks 

 Secretary : Edwin Dodshon. Ll.B. 



At the opening meeting the Chairman showed a number of 

 record slides obtained during the preceding year, and some further 

 experiments in Colour Photography, including two colour-slides 

 by Members of the Section who won prizes during the year. In 

 February slides made by the Chairman from negatives belonging 

 to the Philpott collection were shown at a joint meeting of this 

 and the Geographical Section. At other meetings the Chairman 

 lectured on " Photographic Memories of Italy," and the Secre- 

 tary on " Markinfield Hall and Fountains Abbey," each of these 

 lectures was copiously illustrated by slides. At the end of the 

 Winter Session the usual Exhibition of the " Amateur Photo- 

 grapher" prize slides was well attended, and, apparently, much 



