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Moved by the Hon. Sec, seconded by Mr. S. Seal, and 
carried — " That Mr. Geo. Bailey be elected a mem- 
ber, and that he be appointed Local Secretary for 
Wakefield." 
The Chairman gave an address. 
The following Papers were read : — 
By the Rev. J. Stanley Tute, B.A., " On an Orthoceras 
from the Millstone Grits, near Ripon." The Hon. 
Sec. read this Paper in the absence of the author. 
By James W. Davis, F.G.S., F.L.S., " On the Occur- 
rence of certain Fish-remains, and the Evidence 
they afford of the Fresh- water origin of the Coal 
Measures. " A discussion followed, in which Messrs. 
J. T. Atkinson, P. Sladen, J. Brigg, and "W. Cash 
criticised adversely Mr. Tute's Paper. Dr. Parsons 
spoke on Mr. Davis* Paper. 
By Wel Cash, F.G.S., and Thos. Hick, B.A., B.Sc, 
" A Contribution towards the Flora in the Halifax 
Hard Bed Coal-seam." 
By J. R. Dakyns, M.A., " Boulders near Kendal." In 
the absence of the author, an abstract was given by 
the Hon. Sec. 
Moved by Mr. Carter, seconded by Mr. Sladen, and 
carried — " That a vote of thanks be given to Messrs. 
Davis, Cash, Tute, and Dakyns, for their most 
excellent Papers." 
A vote of thanks to the Chairman, on the motion of Mr. 
Carter, seconded by Dr. Alexander, concluded the 
meeting. 
