The whole Liassic succession can be made out in the Bay with the sole excep- 
tion of the lowest Zone, that of A7nmonitts ( Psiloceras) planorbis^ and of that 
evidence is occasionally obtainable in blocks thrown up from submerged reefs. At 
Blea Wyke can be seen the only certain occurrence in Yorkshire of the Zone of 
Lytoceras jurense and of the overlying Blea Wyke Beds which form a complete 
passage from the Lias into the Inferior Oolite. These are succeeded by the most 
important development of the Dogger to be found in the country, and that is 
followed by the great Estarine Series with its occasional marine beds. 
All these Jurassic beds are well furnished with the fossils characteristic of their 
age. and of the conditions under which they were deposited. 
The Peak Fault seems to belong to a system of dislocation completely 
surrounding the folded, but not faulted, mass of the Cleveland Hills in much the 
same way that the Craven and related faults surround the unfaulted mass of 
Carboniferous rocks of the Yorkshire Dales. Itf belongs to the same series as the 
Speeton Fault and the dislocation rhat runs across the peninsula of Scarborough 
Castle and has long been a subject of speculation among geologists; within the last 
tvv'o or three years Mr. Rastall and Mr, Herries have both written on the subject. 
The feature to which most attention has been directed is the effect of the fault upon 
the contrasted development of the Upper Lias and Lower Oolites upon opposite 
sides^of the fault. 
The coast sections of the glacial deposits are, or at least were last autumn, in 
a very favourable condition for observation. One noteworthy feature then visible 
was a basement layer of coarse rubble consisting of local rocks, chiefly Jurassic 
Sandstone with a few fragments of Lias. In this deposit no foreign boulders have 
as yet been detected. 
BOTANY. — The Botanical Section will be officially represented by its 
President, Dr. W. G. Smith. 
Dr. Smith writes : — T suggest careful examination of the Undercliff Wood and 
coast south of Ravenscar, and a comparison of the vegetation on the boulder clay 
with that on the rocky clifts near the Peak. Inland the woods are now in good 
condition with regard to flowering plants of the undergrowth. 
Mr. Elgee writes that the glacial slacks contain a profuse growth of sweet gale. 
Fungi. — The Yorkshire Mycological Committee will be officially represented 
by the President of the Union, Mr. C. Crossland, F.L.S. 
Mr. Crossland writes : — " There are few records of fungi for the immediate 
neighbourhood of Robin Hood's Bay. None are mentioned in the reports of the 
1888 arvd 1889 excursions in that district. At the Whitby and Arnclift'e fungus 
foray in 1894 a few hours' visit was paid to the bay, when several uncommon 
species were collected, including Tricholoma friimetiiacea, the only Yorkshire 
record. At this time of the year, however, we cannot expect many of this class of 
plant, although a few spring species may be met with." 
VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY— The Vertebrate Section will be officially 
represented by Mr. Alfred White, F.L.S. 
J. W. Barry, Esq., of Fyling Hall, in giving permission to visit his estate, says 
the polecat is still to be found there, and he oft'ers to suggest routes and give some 
information on the changes in bird and animal life which have taken place since he 
was a boy. 
