Mr. J. G. Oldfield, of Whitehaven, Cumberland, who died in May, was the Honorary Secretary of the Whitehaven Station from 1890 to 1925, when it was closed. Since then he has been the Honorary Treasurer of the Financial Branch. In recognition of his services, he was awarded Binoculars in 1900, and the Thanks of the Institution inscribed on Vellum in 1925..