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THE YORKSHIRE BOULDER COMMITTEE 

 AND ITS SECOND YEAR'S WORK. 



S. A. ADAMSON, F.G.S., 

 Ho7i. Secretary to the Co7ni)tittee. 



This Committee has again received, and, after careful examination, 

 approved of, a large number of reports upon the Erratic Blocks of 

 Yorkshire. These have been duly forwarded and presented, through 

 Dr. Crosskey, to the Geological Section of the British Association at 

 the recent meeting at Bath. They were warmly received and 

 acknowledged to be valuable contributions to our glacial history. 

 The feeling was expressed, as heretofore, that Yorkshire still showed 

 a splendid example in the method and exactitude of the observations 

 presented, and also still afforded a type for laudable emulation on 

 the part of other counties. The Boulder Map of Yorkshire, whereon 

 are placed the true positions of the various erratics reported, was on 

 view before the members of the Geological Section. The opinion 

 was likewise expressed, that considering the large number of returns 

 sent in and approved of, some classification of the same should be 

 made : this, in due time, the Committee will certainly attend to. 

 The Committee would again most warmly thank those valued con- 

 tributors and observers who have accomplished such valuable work, 

 and would impress upon them the necessity of the continuance of 

 their efforts, so that the glacial survey of Yorkshire may be an 

 exhaustive one. And, whilst specially acknowledging the efforts of 

 the geologists of the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire (evidence 

 of which the detailed reports will show) they would also ask that 

 their friends in the West Riding should emulate this example and 

 supply the information so much needed with respect to this important 

 part of the county. The Committee desire to place upon record the 

 personal and self-denying efforts which their eminent chairman, 

 Prof Green, F.R.S. (now Professor of Geology at the University of 

 Oxford), has unremittingly made to further their work. They also 

 wish to embody in this report the following resolution passed at a 

 recent meeting of the Committee : "That we sincerely congratulate 

 our chairman. Prof Green, F.R.S. , upon his well-deserved promotion 

 to the illustrious position of Professor of Geology at the University 

 of Oxford, and trust that his health may long permit him to adorn 

 that post, although at the same time we are only too conscious of the 

 personal loss to ourselves and to Yorkshire geology by his approaching 



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