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The thanks of the Club are due to the Council of the 

 Cleveland Literary and Philosopliical Societ}^ for permission to 

 use their rooms for "Winter Meetings and Committees. 



Membership. — The membership of tlie Club now stands at 

 111, including two honorary members, being an increase over last 

 year of 6 (and being the largest number of members the Club has 

 had at one time since it was formed). During the year 16 new 

 members have been elected. This is considerably below the 

 number added last year, which was 35. On the other hand, 9 

 have resigned, some of these having left the district, and one has 

 been struck off for non-payment of arrears of subscription. 



Proceedings. — During the past year Proceedings for the year 



1901 (Part IV. Vol. 1) have been published, and these have been 

 issued to members during the past week. The number is, I 

 consider, well up to the average both as regards size (it containing 

 upwards of 60 pages, with five illustrations) and the value of the 

 Papers contributed. 



Seeing that the number has only been sent out during the 

 past week, it is not necessary for me to enumerate the Papers that 

 are contained therein ; but I am sure tliat members will agree ■with 

 me in saying that the best thanks of the Society are due to the 

 members who contributed Papers, among them being J. Areliyll 

 Jones, B.Sc, T. M. Fallow, iM.A., F.S.A., C. Milburn, and our 

 valued contributor and indefatigable Editor, the Rev. J. Hawell, 

 M.A., F.G.Sc, to whom we are again indebted not only for his 

 valuable Paper on the " Evolution of Cleveland Scenery," but also 

 for the able and very careful manner in which he has kindly 

 edited our latest publication. 



All the Papers have been contributed to tlie Society volun- 

 tarily, and also the whole of the blocks have been lent by members 

 and others, the Society being indebted to the Rev. Grant Janie.s, 

 and Mr. T. M. Fallow for tlie loan of the blocks of INIarske Font 

 and Cross, and to the " P'ditor of the Friend " for the ^fap 

 illustrating the Rev. J. HaAvell's paper. 



I have already some Papers received and promised for the 



1902 Proceedings, and hope we may be able to put these in hand 

 during the year. This, however, Avill depend somewhat on funds, 

 these being at present exhausted, or at all events they will be 

 shortly, owing to our last publication, but if members would pay 

 up the arrears of subscription which amounted, a fcM' days ago, to 



