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CLEVELAND NATURALISTS' FIELD CLUB. 



SECRETARY'S REPORT, 1899-1900. 



It is with pleasure that I have to report that the past season 

 has been one of uninterrupted progress, and its work in every 

 way has exceeded what has been done in previous years as far 

 as I am aware. 



The membership of the Chib has been greatly added to since 

 the last Annual Meeting, when it stood at 62. During the past 

 season 28 new members have been elected, the total membership 

 now standing at 87, after deducting three withdrawals, the nett 

 increase being 26. This is a very satisfactory result on the 

 year's working, and one for which I think we are in some 

 measure indebted to the interest awakened in Natural History 

 subjects by the excellent course of lectures delivered by Mr. 

 F. W. Keeble in this town. 



While congratulating the Club on the large increase of 

 members during the past season, I think the membership is 

 scarcely what it should be in the district which our Society 

 represents. I think that all persons interested in any depart- 

 ment of Natural History or ArchaBology throughout Cleveland 

 should join our Society, and if not able to take an active part, 

 they would still get the transactions for their very nominal 

 outlay ; and I am of opinion that there are a good many gentlemen 

 in Middlesbrough and the Cleveland District wh'» could very 

 materially assist us by contributing notes of interest that should 

 be recorded in our transactions. 



The number of excursions on the programme for 1899, 

 exclusive of Yorkshire Naturalists' Union, was seven, and on 

 the whole they were much better attended than last season. 



The first excursion was held on May 8th at Yarm and 

 Worsall, the day being fine but cold, and was attended by some 

 29 members. The members interested in Archaeology visited 

 Yarm Church, where the party were met by the Rev. V. G. 

 Daltry, a member of our Club, who kindly conducted them and 

 explained what there was of interest to be seen in the Church. 

 Owing to the lateness of the season very little of interest was 



