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RECORDS OF MEETINGS. 
A note on " The Vallum in relation to the Roman Wall from 
Newcastle to Carlisle " was communicated by the Rev, E. Maule 
Cole, M.A., F.G.S. 
These papers were followed by a discussion in which Messrs. 
C. W. Fennell, John Farrah, and W. L. Carter took part, and 
Mr. Kendall replied. 
A Resolution of sympathy with Mrs. Tate, on the sudden 
death of Mr. Thomas Tate, F.G.S., (April 27th) a member of the 
Council of our Society, was moved by Mr. P. F. Kendall, F.G.S., 
seconded by Mr. C. W. Fennell, F.G.8., and carried. References 
were made to Mr. Tate's wide scientific knowledge and accurate 
work, and especiall}^ to his important work as Secretary of the 
Yorkshire Boulder Committee. 
A hearty vote of thanks w^as accorded to the Chairman, for 
his kindness in presiding. 
Monday, May 24th. — The party proceeded by wagonettes to 
Lofthouse. A stop was made to allow of the inspection of the 
works for the Compensation Reservoir which was being constructed 
by the Bradford Corporation along the line of the old moraine, 
and to see Gouthwaite Hall. Subsequently the water-gushes at 
Lofthouse, Goydon Pot, Manchester Hole, and How Stean Beck 
were visited, and the party returned to Pateley Bridge for tea. 
General Meeting and Field Excursion at Scarborough, July 
8th, 9th, and 10th, 1897. 
Thursday, July 8th. — The Members were joined by the 
Geological Section of the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union. A 
wagonette took the party to SufReld Heights, where a quarry 
in the Coral Rag was examined. The route was continued on foot, 
by Hackness Hall to Silpho, where another quarry, containing 
large numbers of Phasianella, was worked. Rejoining the con- 
veyance at Hackness, the party drove down Forge Valley to Ayton 
quarries, where fine specimens of Thamnastrcea were secured, and 
thence returned to Scarborough. 
