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Mr. W. Y. Veitch, F.G.S., was the president of the meeting, 
and the leaders of the excursions were Professor Kendall, M.Sc., 
F.G.S., and Mr. J. W. Stather, F.G.S. 
The object of the meeting was two-fold ; in the first place, 
to investigate the plant- bearing beds of the Lower Oolite Series 
in the neighbourhood of Marske, and secondly, to study the rela- 
tions of the Dogger to the overhang and underlying formations. 
The quarry at Marske has long been famous for its fossil 
plants, but has recently acquired particular interest owing to 
the work of Wieland and others on the evolution of the Cycads 
and other closely related plants. 
As the remains of these plants occur in considerable numbers 
and in an exceptionally good state of preservation in the Salt- 
burn district, it was hoped that some new light might be thrown 
on the question during the visit. 
The members to the number of about 12 left Saltburn at 
9 o'clock to walk to Marske, where they were joined by others 
who had journeyed by train. After a walk of two miles the 
disused sandstone workings at Marske Quarries were reached. 
Here, by the kind permission of Mr. Senior, agent to the Marquis 
of Zetland, several shots were fired so as to reopen the section, 
which had become considerably overgrown by bracken and 
covered by talus. A number of fossil plants was collected, 
some of them being in a very fine state of preservation. 
The quarries are in the Lower Oolite which forms the top 
of the hill, from which a fine view was obtained of the plane 
which fringes the coast and on which Redcar, Marske, and Salt- 
burn are built. 
On the lower slopes of the hill are extensive workings in 
the main seam ironstone of the Middle Lias. 
A question arose as to the nature of the beds lying between 
these Middle Lias deposits, and the Lower Oolites on the crest 
of the hill. The space available being insufficient for the normal 
thickness of the Upper Lias, this must either be missing from 
the section or much reduced in thickness. 
On Saturday, 26th September, a party left Saltburn at 
7.15 a.m. for Whitby, for the purpose of investigating the cliff 
sections in the neighbourhood of Saltwick Nab. 
