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one of your Vice-Presidents. He always took a great deal of 

 interest in the work done by the Club, the last occasion on which 

 he was present being at our Annual Meeting last year. As you 

 all know, he contributed a good deal of matter to our Proceedings, 

 and at one time was a frequent attender at the Summer excursions, 

 although he had not attended much during the last two or three 

 years. 



Proceedings. — During the year the Proceedings for the years 

 1899 and 1900 (Part III. Vol. 1) were published, and proved to 

 be the largest, and I believe the most valuable, of any work we 

 have hitherto printed. Seeing that copies were sent to all our 

 members, it is not necessary for me to enumerate the various 

 Papers contained therein, but I may mention that the part 

 contained 114 pages, one full-size plate and five ilhistrations in 

 the text. Wo are indebted to Mrs. Atkinson for the loan of the 

 portrait of the late Canon Atkinson, to Mr. T. M. Fallow, M.A., 

 F.S.A., for permission to publish the note on the Effigy found at 

 Normanby, and for use of block, and to the late R. Lofthouse for 

 three of the blocks illustrating his Papers. 



We are again extremely indebted to the Rev. J. Hawell, 

 M.A., F.G.S., not only for his valuable Paper on the late Canon 

 Atkinson contributed to the Proceedings, but also for so kindly 

 editing our Publication, no small matter, as I know from the 

 various proofs which passed through my hands. I have no doubt 

 that all the members of the Clab will agree with me that the 

 work was extremely well done, and that our best thanks are due 

 to him for the same. 



I have some Papers in hand for further ProceetUngs, and have 

 no doubt that other valuable material would be forthcoming if 

 our Society can see their way clear to publish another number 

 during the current year. To do so it will be necessary that some 

 means should be taken to augment the present subscription. I 

 think it is important that we should continue to publish so long 

 as Ave have suitable material, as it is by this means that the 

 membership will be increased and retained, a good many of .our 

 members not being able to devote the time to take part in the 

 other work of the Club. 



I may point out that our Society bears the cost of publishing 

 only, and that all the communications are supplied by members 

 or others without fee or reward. 



We have a very great area to cover in the Cleveland district, 

 and there is sufficient ground for material to keep our Proceedings 

 going for many years to come, and these Publications in time will 

 become valuable. 



