more commodious and permanent character than the 

 present one, and during the past ye^, in accordance 

 with the resolution of the Special Meeting already re- 

 ferred to, an appeal was made to the public, in the hope 

 of raising a fund for the erection of an entirely new 

 building; and notwithstanding your council have to 

 report that a sum of £300 has been promised, they re- 

 gret to have to add that at present they see no prospect 

 of realizing an amount adequate to the proposed object. 



Under these circumstances, your council have had 

 again under consideration the propriety of purchasing 

 on fair terms, from the Whitby Bath Company, the 

 building now in part occupied by the Society's Mus- 

 eum, with a view of securing, by the outlay at some 

 future period of a moderate sum, ample and permanent 

 accommodation, not only for your own requirements, but 

 also for the Subscription Library; and the council 

 would recommend your authorising a negociation with 

 the Bath Company for the purchase of their property, 

 on such terms as may be deemed advantageous to the 

 society. 



Your council have to notice with pleasure the in- 

 creasing interest manifested towards your museum, par- 

 ticularly by the numerous strangers who are attracted 

 t© your town in the summer season, among whom there 

 have been a considerable number of men of science 

 from various parts of the world; during the last 

 year 500 visitors have been admitted, and the payments 

 for admission amount to £10., being the largest sum 

 ever received in any one year since the formation of 

 the society. 



The state of the society's finances will be seen by a 

 reference to the Treasurer's account which is annexed. 



