92
THE COMING OF AGE OF
Pleistocene Mammals from the neighbourhood of Chelmsford
was published in 1895 (Essex Naturalist, IX., 16). The
eleventh volume of the Essex Naturalist for 1899-1900 is quite
remarkable for a number of geological papers comprising
Palaeontological contributions. Taking these in order we have :
" Some New Sections in, and contributions to, the Fauna of the River
Drift of the Uphall Estate, Ilford, Essex," by J. P. Johnson and G.
White, Essex Nat., XI. ; 157.
" On the Pleistocene Deposits of the Ilford and Wanstead District," by
Martin A. C. Hinton; Ibid., 161.
" Additions to the Palaeolithic Fauna of the Uphall Brickyard, Ilford," by
J. P. Johnson; Ibid., 209; also XII., 52,
(This paper is noteworthy as containing a record of the
discovery of flint implements in the Uphall series of deposits
associated with extinct species of animals).
" The Eocene Flora and Fauna of Walton-Naze, Essex," by J. P. Johnson;
Ibid., 284.
" Contributions to the Pleistocene Geology of the Thames Valley, I., The
Grays Thurrock Area, Part I.," by Martin A. C. Hinton and A. S.
Kennard. With a Sub-Section on the Fossil Fishes, by E. T. Newton ;
Ibid., 336-370.
This last paper is certainly a most important contribution
to Essex Geology, being the result of field work and personal
observation. It comprises also a very valuable bibliographical
list of 75 references, among which it is gratifying to find several
references to work published in our pages. The second part of
this paper was read at a recent meeting of the Club, and is of
equal or even greater interest as a contribution to ancient physio-
graphy. It is hoped that this part will shortly appear in the
Essex Naturalist.
Seismology is a subject which, happily for this country, does
not often force itself in its most obtrusive form upon the atten-
tion of our local Societies. We had our big earthquake,
however, on April 22nd, 1884, and on Feb. 28th, 1885, I pre-
sented to the Club the detailed report on this occurrence
prepared by myself and Mr. William White (Proc, IV., cxxxviii.
The volume was published the same year as the first of our
Special Memoirs, and in fact inaugurated the system of Special
Memoirs. Of course it is not for me to say anything about the
value of this work, but it was undertaken in fact by way of
example in order to emphasize the duty of local societies in