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.MINUTES, 
Moved by the Chairman, seconded by Mr. W. D. Ramsey, 
Hartlepool, and carried — " That a vote of thanks be given 
to readers of Papers." 
Moved by Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. J. P. Ogden, and 
carried — " That a vote of thanks be g-iven to the gentle- 
men who had so kindly placed the Lecture Hall of the 
Cleveland Institute at the disposal of the Society for 
their Meeting-." 
Moved by Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. T. Allison, and carried 
— " That a cordial vote of thanks be given to the Chair- 
man and to Mr. Ward, for their assistance in making* the 
arrangements for this Meeting." 
The members afterwards dined together at the Queen's Hotel, 
Dr. Veitch in the chair. Afterwards, the members visited the 
Blast Furnaces of Messrs. Samuelson, under the guidance of Mr. 
J. T. Ward. 
On Thursday, the 15th, the members, accompanied by several 
members of the Tee's Valley Field Club and Mr Barron of H.M. 
Geol. Survey, left Middlesborough by train for Loftus. After in- 
specting and collecting fossils from a bed of Inferior Oolite near 
Loftus, the party proceeded to the coast, and the Geological 
features of the magnificent sections exposed between Rockcliffe 
and Saltburn in the Lower Lias were pointed out and explained 
by Mr. Barron. The members returned horn. Saltburn to their 
respective destinations the same evening. 
Meeting of the Council at the Philosophical Hall, Leeds, 
August 11th, 1880. 
Present — Messrs. Carter, Davis, Ward, and Bedford. P„. Carter, 
Esq., in the chair. 
The Hon. Secretary read the minutes of the last meeting, 
which were confirmed. 
The Hon. Secretary reported that a meeting had been held at 
Middlesborough on the 14th and 15th of July, at which 
J . T. Belk, Esq. , presided ; and that Papers were read by 
Dr. Veitch, J. R. Dakyns, M.A., and T. Allison. 
Moved by Mr. Sykes Ward, seconded by Mr. J. E. Bedford, 
and carried — " That the following accounts be paid : — 
W. Burnett, £1 17s. 6d , Midland and Cleveland News, 
3s. 6d., Courier, 4s., Guardian, 4s. 
