166 REPORT OF THE HONORARY SECRETARIES, 1910. 
of the Permians, viz., the seolian deposit of the Yellow Sands, the 
fossiliferous Marl Slates, the regularly-bedded Lower Calcareous 
Beds, the irregularly deposited Middle Limestones and the 
flexible concretionary and other strata of the Upper Division. 
It is in the Middle Calcareous member that the great unbedded 
fossiliferous limestone occurs, and it is also in these beds, and the 
lower strata of the upper rocks, that the thrust phenomena are best 
seen. The party also were able to examine the uppermost Coal 
Measures of the Northumberland and Durham Coalfield, the 
boulder-clay, an esker at Grindon, and the gravels and sands with 
marine shells. This last deposit was seen on the 150-foot contour 
at Marsden, and at the same level resting upon true boulder-clay 
at FulweU, about three miles southwards. It was also observed 
at Cleadon between these points on the 100-foot contour and 
fragments of shells had been collected there of species such as 
live in the neighbouring sea. This formation is ob\aously a shore 
deposit and represents either a true raised beach or the marginal 
deposit of a lake held up by ice in the North Sea at the end of the 
Glacial Period. The address was illustrated by diagrams and 
photographs and a hearty vote of thanks to Dr. Woolacott for his 
valued leadership and instructive address was given. On Monday, 
September 19th, a visit was paid to the Boldon Hills, along the 
flanks of which the Lower Permian rocks were clearl}^ displayed, 
including disturbed beds and overlying fossiliferous limestones 
and breccias. Some of the party also visited Cullercoats and 
Tynemouth in order to examine the relations of the Lower Per- 
mian to the underlying Coal Measures. 
Efforts were made in June to organise a field excursion to 
Belgium to examine the Devonian and Lower Carboniferous rocks 
of that region, but it was found impossible to arrange for a time 
when a sufficient number of members could attend. 
The Council passed a resolution of congratulation to ^Ir. John 
W. Stather, F.G.S., on the award to him of the L3^eU Fund by the 
Geological Society of London. 
Mr. J. G. Robinson, J.P., acted as delegate to the Corres- 
ponding Societies Committee at the Sheffield meeting of the 
British Association. Two of our members, ]\Ir. W. Lower Carter 
(Recorder), and Dr. A. R. Dwerryhouse, were officers of Section C 
(Geology). 
