xx Journal of Proceedings.
28th, 1882. This was followed by a discussion in which the President,
Mr. Walker, Mr. White, and the Author took part.
Prof. Boulger read the papers entitled "Epping Forest, its present
condition, with suggestions for its future management; being reports
resulting from recent visits to the forest," by himself and Mr. A. G.
Burrows, F.L.S., which were printed in Appendix No. 1 to volume iii. of
the ' Transactions ' (pp. xxxv to xlii). Professor Boulger remarked that
it was intended to forward a printed copy of the reports to each of the
Verderers and others taking an interest in the forest, and in answer to a
question he said it was of course to be understood that the reports would
not come officially from the Club, but privately from Mr. Burrows and
himself.
A brief discussion took place, carried on by Mr. Meldola, Mr. Robarts,
Mr. Walker, Mr. Gould, Mr. W. Cole and the President, in the course
of which several members took exception to some of Mr. Burrows'
suggestions. A very hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. Meldola,
Prof. Boulger and Mr. Burrows for their valuable and interesting com-
munications, and the usual conversazione brought the Meeting to a
close.
Friday and Saturday, June 15th and 16th. A Third Visit to the
Deneholes in Hangman's Wood, Little Thurrock, Essex.
Many members of both the Geologists' Association and the Essex
Field Club having expressed a wish to visit the Deneholes in Hangman's
Wood, which the Council of the Club proposes to systematically in-
vestigate at an early date, a joint meeting of the two Societies was
arranged for Saturday, June 16th, and advantage was taken of the visit
to make any preliminary examinations likely to be of service when the
real exploring work should be entered into. The arrangements were left
in the hands of Mr. W. Cole, and Mr. T. V. Holmes and Mr. Henry
Walker again kindly consented to act as "conductors." In order to
make ready for the party on Saturday, a few Members of the Club,
including Mr. Holmes, Dr. Cory, and Messrs. H. A. and W. Cole, went
down to Grays on Friday, and, thanks to the continued kindness of
Messrs. Brooks, Shoobridge & Co. (who furnished the Committee with
some of their experienced workmen, windlasses, pulleys, ropes and
timber), the working Committee was enabled to enter Nos. 3 and 4 pits
(see sketch-map, Trans., vol. iii., plate ii.) and to make some interesting
observations.
It is quite unnecessary to repeat here any of the working details, or to
give any general account of the pits, as these matters were so fully
entered into in the reports of former visits of the Club drawn up by Mr.
W. Cole (see 'Proceedings,' vol. iii, pp. xxviii and lvi) and in Mr.
Holmes's paper on Deneholes (' Transactions,' vol. iii, p. 48). The
principal facts observed on the present occasion are given by Mr. Holmes