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Great Girendale, Yorkshire. — C. crepidula, Polymor pinna, 
G. cretacea, G. bulloides, G. Linnseana, 0. universa, Miliolina. 
Whan am Grange, Yorkshire. — Textularia, Lag. Isevis, Pleuro- 
stomella (?), G. rotulata, C. crepidula, P olymorphina, G. bulloides , 
G. cretacea. 
The report * appended on Mr. Hill’s microscopical sections of red 
chalks and red gaults shows in an interesting way the connection 
between the red chalk, red gault clays, and gaults, On the whole, 
we cannot at present say that the Foraminifera help us in deciding 
the age of the red chalk, for our knowledge of the fauna of other 
English cretaceous deposits is very limited. This lack of knowledge 
will, however, soon be supplied for the gault, at least, as we under- 
stand that our friend, Mr. Fred. Chapman, has decided to publish 
shortly the result of many years’ labour on these deposits. 
Beport on a Collection of Microscopical Sections of Bed Chalk and 
Gault belonging to Mr. W. Hill, F.G.S. 
While writing hi3 paper on the Upper Cretaceous Series in 
Suffolk and Norfolk, in conjunction with Mr. Jukes Brown, Mr. W. 
Hill prepared a large series of microscopical sections of red chalk, 
red clays, and gaults. The results of his investigations will be 
found in the Quart. Journ. Geol. Soc., xliii. 1887, pp. 544 et seq., 
while below are given some few observations on a selected series 
of the slides, which he has kindly placed at our disposal. The dis- 
tribution of the “ spheres ” is of especial interest. 
(1) Hunstanton limestone (yellowish-pink). Top of Rutters Pit, 
Candlesby, Lincolnshire. A thin section showing little matrix and 
containing Orbulina universa, Globigerina cretacea, G. bulloides , 
Lagena apiculata, Dentalinae, Verneuilinae and Miliolinae, Ostracoda, 
spheres and sponge- spicules. 
(2) Hunstanton limestone (pink). Middle of Rutters Pit. Little 
matrix and containing 0. universa, G. cretacea , L. apiculata, Nodo- 
saria radicula, Cristellaria crepidula, C. rotulata, Dentalinae, Poly- 
morphinae, Textulariae, Miliolinae, Ostracoda, spheres, and spicules. 
(3) Hunstanton limestone (red chalk). Base of Rutters Pit. A 
thick section, almost entirely composed of Foraminifera and spheres. 
Contains G. cretacea, Glandulina, Textulariae, Miliolinae, and others 
obscured on account of the thickness of the section, Ostracoda, spheres, 
and spicules. 
(4) Streaky red chalk (red and white). From a railway cutting, 
east of South Cave Station ; the organisms occurring in lines and 
more abundautly in the red than in the lighter coloured streaks. 
* C. D. Sherborn ie alone responsible for this Report. 
