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appeared in our ‘ Transactions,’ and I cannot do better than give, 
with his permission, an extract from it. 
“ \Ye found,” he writes, “ j\fr. Trafford’s steward on the look out 
for us to conduct us to Little Switzerland, Avhich consists of two 
long ravines produced by quarrying marl and chalk for agricultural 
purposes principally, and from Avhich man}^ thousands of wherry- 
loads have been taken to the neighbourhood of Stalham, and other 
places from twenty to thirty miles down the river, to fertilize the 
land by top-dressing. Our boatman said he had seen as many as 
forty wherry-loads a week taken away for that purpose. This trade, 
we were informed, has now been stopped for more than six months, 
the sides of the ravine having been planted from time to time, and 
now strictly ju'cserved. As it Avas thought advisable that avc 
should visit the northernmost creek first, tire steAvard, in a small 
punt, took Ais by a short cut into tlie river again, Avhen Ave 
proceeded about half a mile Here Ave entered a creek 
Avhich Avas much choked Avith Aveeds for a short distance ; this Avas 
the commencement of Little SAvitzerland, and surely the beautiful 
clear Avater Avith its thousands of small fish and the lovely over- 
hanging trees in large measure justified its name. Quietly roAving 
along for about half a mile, avo arrived at a bridge that spanned the 
creek at a height of upAvards of tAventy feet to the parapet, and 
Avide enougli to admit the passage of a Avherry for the conveyance 
of marl when the pit Avas Avorked.” 
Later on the party Avere joined by INIr. li. B. WoodAvard, Avho 
accompanied them to a marl-pit, Avhere one of those peculiar geo- 
logical formations called parumoudra — Avhich are a series of 
cylindrical hints standing one aljove another, almost perpen- 
dicularly from the top to the bottom of the pit — Avas to bo seen. 
The last expedition, Avhich I Avas unavoidably prevented from 
attending, Avas, by the permission of Sir Francis Boileau, to the 
Woods at Ketteringham and Hethel. It Avas unfortunatel}" a very 
wet day, Avhieh detracted from tlie pleasure of Avhat Avould have 
doubtless been an enjoyable trip. 
The number and strength of our Society continue to go on 
increasing. At the time of the last annual meeting avo numbered 
