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Royal Historical and Archa3ological Association of Ireland 
Geolog"ists' Association, London 
Manchester G-eologicnl Society 
Literary and Philosophical Society, Liverpool 
Royal Institution of Cornwall 
Royal Greological Society of Ireland 
Midland Naturalist, Birmingham 
Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, U.S.A. 
Naturhistorischen Hofmuseum, Wien, Austria 
Societie Imperiale des Naturalistes, Moscow 
United States Greological Survey of the Territories, Washington 
Boston Society of Natural History, U.S. America 
Hull Literary and Philosophical Society 
Connecticut A cademy of Arts and Sciences 
Academy of Science, St. Louis, U.S. America 
Historical Society of Lancashire and Cheshire 
Geological Society of London 
Royal University of Norway, Christiana 
Societe-Geologique du Nord, Lille 
Royal Society of Edinburgh 
Royal Geological Society of Cornwall 
Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh 
Oversigt over det Konigelige Danske VidenskabernesSelskabs, Kjopenhavn 
Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, U.S.A. 
Watford Natural History Society and Hertfordshire Field Club 
Birmingham Natural History and Microscopical Society 
Bristol Naturalists' Society 
Leeds Geological Association 
Patent Office Library, London 
Powis Land Naturalists' Club, Aberystwith 
American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, U.S.A. 
Comite Geologique de Russie, St. Petersberg 
Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society, Chapel Hill, U.S. America 
The history of the fifty years existence and work of the Society, 
with biographical notices of some of its prominent members who are 
deceased, is rapidly approaching completion, and will probably be 
placed in the hands of members during the early months of the 
year. It has assumed somewhat larger proportions than was antici- 
pated, and in consequence of the expense incurred in its passage 
through the press your Council have decided to recommend that no 
photograph be issued with the proceedings of the current year. 
An exploration of the ancient Sea Beach at Sewerby, near 
Bridlington, was commenced by this Society under the charge of 
Messrs. Lamplugh and Boynton, with a grant of £10 ; a report of 
