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Mr. A. Patterson read a paper on the “Whales of Norfolk,” 
illustrated with sketches. 
31st October. A framed portrait of the late Mr. Thomas 
Southwell was presented to the Castle Museum by your 
President on behalf of the Society. A vote of thanks was 
passed to Mr. J. H. Gurney for the gift of a copy of his 
“ Ornithological Notes for Norfolk.” Mr. W. H. Burrell read 
the report of the Royal Agricultural Show Sub-Committee. 
Mr. J. H Gurney read some notes on the Nutcracker, a 
specimen of which was recently shot in Norfolk. Mr. F. 
Leney read notes on Cirripedes from the Norfolk Chalk, in 
the Castle Museum, of which a list has been made by Mr. 
T. H. Withers, F.G.S. (Brit. Museum Nat. Hist.) An egg of 
the Emperor Penguin was exhibited by Mr. Leney, and Mr. 
A. Bennett, A.L.S., sent a note on Stellaria dilleniana in 
Norfolk. 
28th November. Mr. John Hammond, of the School of 
Agriculture, Cambridge, read a paper entitled “ Some Inves- 
tigations as to the Food of Birds,” illustrated with lantern 
slides. The Hon. Secretary brought forward a circular 
from the British Mycological Society, containing questions 
for the consideration of local natural history societies, e.g., 
information as to the disease affecting fruit trees, known as 
Silver-leaf. Specimens of British Clavariacese were also 
wanted. 
30th January, 1912. The Rev. M. C. H. Bird read a 
paper on “Acorns,” and Mr. A. W. Preston his “ Meteorological 
Notes for 1911.” The Hon. Secretary exhibited a small 
portion of a Mammoth’s tusk from Burgh, near Aylsham, 
and Mr. Patterson sketches illustrating the development of 
fishing boats at Yarmouth, also a sketch and description of 
a new fish for Norfolk, viz., the Sandy Ray. 
27th February. Mr. L. F. Newman, of the School of 
Agriculture, Cambridge, read a paper, illustrated with lantern 
slides, on “The Soils and Geology of Norfolk.” Mr. F. Long 
