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CLEVELAND NATURALISTS' FIELD CLUB. 



SECRETARY'S REPORT FOR 1906-7. 



In presenting to the Members of the Cleveland Naturalists' 

 Field Club my Ninth Annual Report, I hav 5 pleasure in 

 stating that the season, generally speaking, has been a success- 

 ful one, both Summer and Winter Meetings being on the whole 

 fairly well attended ; the attendance at the winter meetings 

 being above the average. The membership is practically the 

 same as last year, and there is, I consider, room for improve- 

 ment in this respect. 



Summer Meetings. — Eight meetings were arranged for the 

 Summer months (exclusive of Yorkshire Naturalists' Union 

 Meetings,) and with one exception (Kirkleatham) the weather 

 conditions prevailing were favourable. The meetings were 

 held at the following places : ' 'Saltburn Gill," ' 'Slapestones" 

 ' ' Kirkleatham ' ' (owing to unfavourable weather only seven 

 members attended this meeting), "Stanley Grove, Ayton," 

 "Mulgrave Woods," "Westerdale, via Basedale," "Raisdale," 

 and " Saltscar, Redcar." The attendance was quite up to 

 the average. 



In nearly every case localities were visited that had not 

 recently been investigated by the Society. We were specially 

 favoured by permission from various owners given to our 

 members to visit their estates ; in no case was the Club met 

 with a refusal. 



I am pleased to acknowledge the great assistance I had 

 from members and others in making arrangements and acting 

 as guides at our meetings during the past year. The meetings 

 were by this means more than usually interesting. 



