TRANSACTIONS
OF THE
HULL
GEOLOG ICAL
SOCIETY
REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING APRIL 1896.
In presenting this, the Eighth Annual Report, the Committee have pleasure in stating that the past year has been one of prosperity and progress. The membership now stands at 67, being an increase of 3 upon the previous year.
The excursions last summer were well attended by members and their friends, and were as follows :-
Formation………………………… Locality.
Post Glacial .................................... Out Newton.
Glacial ……………………………Dimlington, York
.........................................................Hornsea, Aldbrough, Flambro.
Upper Chalk ................................... Beverley, Risby.
Middle Chalk ................................. South Ferriby, Burdale, Flambro.
Lower Chalk .................................. South Ferriby, Acklam Brow.
Neocomian ..................................... Speeton.
Oolites ........................................... Filey, Gristhorpe.
The museum of the Leeds Philosophical Society was also visited.
The meetings of the Society during the Winter months were well attended. The following is a list of the lectures and papers contributed :-
Subject. Lecturer, etc.
The Early Races of Yorkshire .................. William Horne, Esq., F.G.S.
The Past History of the Trent .................... F. M. Burton, Esq., F.G.S.
(President of the Lincolnshire Naturalists' Union)
The Erosion of the Holderness Coast ............ J. R. Boyle, Esq., F.S.A.
Report of Boulder Committee, etc.
Exhibitions of Specimens, etc.
Some Alpine Glaciers .. (Lantern Illustrations).. Prof. P. F. Kendall, F.G.S.
(Yorkshire College).
The Speeton Clay and some Correlative Beds… J. W. Stather, Esq., F. G. S.
