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ORDINARY MEETING.

JULY 6TH, 1883.

HENRY HICKS, E sq., M.D., F.G.S., President, in the Chair.

The minutes of the previous Meeting were read and confirmed,but, the Librarian being absent, th e donations were not announced.

The following were elected members of the Association :-H. W.Choat, Esq., W. Cole, jun., Esq., J. W. Cole, Esq., and ArthurHodgson, Esq.

Mr. Hudleston then took the chair, while t he President read thefollowing paper ;-

"On th e geology of the district to be visit ed during thelong excursion. "

The following paper was then read :-" On Glacial distribution in Canada," by the Rev. David Honey­

man, D.C.L.Publicati on of Dr. H oneyman's paper is postponed.

ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE DISTRICT IN NORTH WALES TO BE

VISITED DURING TIlE LONG EXCUHSI ON, JULY 23-28, 1883.

By H ENRY HI CKS, M.D., F.G.S., Presid ent.

It would perhap s be imp ossible to select a district more full ofgeological interest than th e one chosen for thi s Summer's E xcur­sion. It contains an 'unusual numb er of formations in a com­paratively limited space, and some of th e most important pro­blems which it is th e desire of geolog ists at present to solve, largelydepend upon the interpretations furn ished by th e research es whichhave been carried on in this d istrict of late years. It has receivedthe best at tent ion of many of our gr eatest geologists, and from anearly period in th e history of the science. Sedg wick , De la Beche,H enslow, Smyth, Ramsay, Phillips, and Selwyn were among theearlier, and Hugh es, Bonney, Callaway, Roberts, and :Marr, th e morerecent explorers. Yet I am bold enough to st at e, that th oughall the se have done most excellent work, they are far from havingexhausted the field, and enthusiastic members of the Associati onmay, if th ey desire it , st ill find here am ple work and highly st irnu-

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