REPORT OF THE CLUB'S DELEGATE.
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FORM No. I.]
OBSERVATIONS OF COAST CHANGES,
[To be filled in and returned as soon as convenient.]
Instructions to Observers in regard to Changes that are taking place
along the Coast-line of the British Isles.
1. Mention the part of the coast on which you report, and give its
limits.
2. State whether the coast is cliffy or low ; whether rocky, sandy,
gravelly, or muddy. If it is cliffy, give the average height of the cliffs, and,
if possible, the nature of the material of which they consist, especially
whether hard rock, chalk, clay, etc. State also the nature of the beach.
3. What is the vertical range of ordinary spring-tides ?
4. Is the sea encroaching on the coast ? If so, state briefly the proofs
of this change.
5. Is the land gaining on the sea ? If so, give shortly the evidence of
such advance.
6. Are there any artificial causes which tend to increase or retard the
natural changes on the coast ? For instance, are there any groynes along the
shore, and if so, what effect have they on the travelling shingle or sand ? Are
the shingle, sand, or slabs of stone, removed for industrial or other purposes ?
Signature of person Reporting.
Coast Guard Station.
FORM No. II.
OBSERVATIONS OF COAST CHANGES.
[To be retained until there are some actual changes to be reported,
after which the form should be filled up and returned without
delay, in order that if needful a more careful survey of the
changes reported on may be made by the Committee of the
British Association.]
Instructions to Observers in regard to Changes that may take place
along the Coast-line of the British Isles.
A. When changes are actually observed to be taking place on the coast,
either as to advance or retreat of the sea, it is very desirable that information