REPORTS OF MEETINGS 75
Mrs. P. B. Bartrop, B.Sc., was nominated and this nomination was
accepted.
The President then read the following list of persons nominated by the
Council as officers for the ensuing year.
President: Mr. E. E. Syms, f.r.e.s., f.z.s.
Hon. Treasurer: Mr. E. P. Williams, F.R.E.S., f.z.s.
Joint Hon. Secretaries: Mr. W. Foster, ll.b., Mr. R. Ward.
Hon Field Meeting Secretary: Mrs. S. Gr. Harley.
Hon. Curator, Epping Forest Museum: Mr. B. T. Ward.
Hon. Librarian: Mr. C. Hall Crouch, F.S.G.
Hon. Assistant Librarian: Miss E. E. English, A.L.A.
Hon. Editor: Mr. C. B. Pratt, M.P.S., F.S.M.C.
In response to the President's intimation that any member might now
make nominations for any of the offices no further nominations were forth-
coming.
Dr. J. F. Hayward then gave a lecture on some of the work which he had
been doing on the geology of the Lea Valley. He illustrated his remarks with
many lantern slides and impromptu sketches. The study of boreholes made
in connection with sewage schemes for the new townships has produced inter-
esting results and Dr. Hayward acknowledged his indebtedness to the con-
sulting engineers for their co-operation. Some of the work follows upon that
done by our Vice-President, Mr. S. Hazzledine Warren and the lecture which
today proved of such interest to members was, it is hoped, a fore-runner of
other communications from Dr. Hayward upon the geology of the district.
Part of the investigations dealt with in this lecture are described in Dr.
Hayward's paper in vol. 29, pp. 333 - 335.
On the conclusion of his lecture, Dr. Hayward dealt with several questions
raised by members and was warmly thanked by the President on behalf of
those present.
Annual General Meeting (995th Meeting)
SATURDAY, 24 MARCH, 1956
The President, Professor C. T, Ingold took the chair at this meeting which
was held in the West Ham College of Technology. There was an attendance
of forty-nine.
The minutes of the last Annual General Meeting were, on the proposal of
the President, taken as read.
The Report of Council for 1955 was read by Mr. Foster and adopted.
The Hon. Treasurer addressed the meeting. He suggested that, as a copy
of the accounts for the year ending December 31st, 1955, had been circulated
to all members, the meeting would not wish him to discuss it in detail. In
general it could be said that the financial position of the Club was satisfactory.
Questions on the accounts were invited but none was asked and the Treas-
urer's Report was adopted.
Election of Council and Officers.
The President read the names of those nominated at the Meeting held on
February 25th, 1956, to be members of Council and Officers. In the absence