Repouts of 



by the Manchester Geological So- 

 ciety, the members of which had 

 come to the conclusion that the 

 tract contained a submerged forest. 

 As some members of the Hudders- 

 ficild Society were convinced those 

 of the Manchester Society were in 

 error, itwps decided that the Society 

 make an excursion and investigate 

 the matter on Saturday, the 19th 

 February. A very interesting 

 lecture on The Physical Geogra- 

 phy of Huddersfield and District," 

 was then delivered by Mr. William 

 Nettleton, which elicited a very 

 V lively discussion. — George Brook, 

 ter. Hon. Sec. 



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LiVERSEDGE NaTURALISTS' SO- 

 CIETY. — The First Annual Meeting 

 was held in the Millbridge National 

 School-room, on Saturday, January 

 29th, 1876.— The Rev. William 

 Fowler, M.A., president in the 

 chair, supported by Dr. Oldfield, 

 Heckmondwike ; Mr. Joseph Tin- 

 dall, Huddersfield ; Mr. Margerison, 

 Bradford ; Mr. Kaye, Mirfield ; 

 and Mr. J. M. Barber, Heckmond- 

 wike. Letters of apology for un- 

 avoidable absence were read from 

 Alderman Wainwright, F.L.S., of 

 Wakefield, and others. The 

 annual report shewed that the 

 Society was founded on September 

 14th, 1872, with twelve members ; 

 it now numbers forty-five. As to 

 its financial position, the committee 

 are happy to say that there is a 

 steady increase in the funds and 

 property, such as books, &c. , and 

 there is a credit balance of £3 19s. 

 lid. The weekly meetings are for 

 the study of botany, geology, &c. , 

 the monthly meetings on the first 



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Tuesday in each month, for the 

 exhibition of specimens. The 

 Library contains 91 volumes of 

 standard works of reference. — Jas. 

 RoTHERY, Secretary. 



OvENDEN Naturalists' Society. 

 — Meeting at lUingworth, Mr. T. 

 Robertshaw, president, in the 

 chair. Mr. C. Sheard exhibited in 

 bloom Chrysospleninm oppositifo- 

 Uum, Mercurialis perennis ; Messrs. 

 T. Cockroft and Crowther exhibited 

 geological specimens, which were 

 named by Mr. J. Spencer, and were 

 as follows : — Dadoxylon, with its 

 leaf scar (commonly called Uloden- 

 dron) broken off" in such a way as to 

 show the manner in which it was 

 attached and connected with the 

 internal structure of the plant ; 

 Cardiocarpon, or fossil fruit-stones, 

 from Ringby quarries ; Goniatites 

 Listeri, and Orthoceras cmctum, 

 from Shibden Head pit ; Sigillaria 

 Stembergii, from Netherton railway 

 cutting ; and cone-in-cone from 

 Windy Bank pit. Mr, T. Hirst 

 exhibited a badger which had been 

 taken near Keighley, and also a 

 number of birds and birds' skins 

 which had been sent from New 

 Zealand, by Mr. S. Garforth, to his 

 father, Mr. John Garforth, of 

 Stack Field, Ovenden ; they were, 

 shining cuckoo, eared grebe, apte- 

 ryx, Platycerus novae-zealandiae, 

 crimson top paroquet, parson bird, 

 thrush, swamphen, a pair of Strin- 

 gopo hahroptilus or rakapos. Mr. 

 Garforth has presented to the HaU- 

 fax Museum one Stringopo hahrop- 

 tilus and one apterpx, which will be 

 valuable additions to the collection 

 of birds. 



