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PROCEEDINGS, 1871—1877. 
Carbonate of Lime from the superincumbent strata. The same 
author contributed a description of the Sikirian rocks, with the over- 
lying Mountain Limestone, at Monghton Fell, in Ribblesdale, ex- 
planatory of the photograph issued with this year's proceedings. 
The annual meeting was held at Huddersheld in October, 1877, 
Mr. Thomas Brooke, F.S. A., presiding. Revised Rules which had been 
prepared by Professor Miall, Messrs. Carter, Atkinson, and the 
Hon. Secretary, were read to the meeting and adopted, and ordered 
to be printed and circulated amongst the members. On the motion 
of Mr. Davis, the sphere of the Society's operations was extended 
from the West Riding so as to embrace the whole of the county, and 
it was resolved that in future the title of the Society should be the 
Yorkshire Geological and Polytechnical Society. The Marquis of 
Ripon was re-elected president. The balance in the hands of the 
treasurer, after all accounts were paid, was .£28 17s. 6d. In accord- 
ance with a resolution passed at a previous meeting, a photograph 
was issued to the members, along with the proceedings, the one for 
the current year exhibiting the junction of the Silurian Rocks and 
the Carboniferous Limestone on Monghton Fells in Ribblesdale- 
