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Proceedings.— At present the Society's income only allows 

 of the Proceedings being published once in two years. If our 

 membership could be materially increased or a larger sale en- 

 sured for our Proceedings we might be able to publish pro- 

 ce dings annually instead of bi-annually. There is a good 

 deal of material available at present and I do not anticipate 

 that there would be any difficulty in obtaining suitable local 

 matter of interest to enable us to publish annually, besides 

 local papers that have been read at our Winter Meetings that 

 are suitable for publication. We have the promise of a 

 valuable geological section through the Cleveland Ironstone 

 district with notes thereon, by Mr. F. W. Allison. Papers 

 such as these we should be in a position to publish at once 

 to ensure the matter not being published out of the district. 



There is a large number of back Proceedings (which include 

 many valuable local papers) in the hands Of the Society, the 

 full set of Vol. I, in parts, may be obtained at 5s., this is 33 per 

 cent, less than the published price. We shall be glad if mem- 

 bers who have not complete sets would complete, and also if 

 they would induce any interested in local records to purchase 

 them. 



Libpary. — The following works have been added to the 

 small library during the past year. Hull Society ' s Proceedings 

 Vol. Ill, part 4 ; Y.N.U. Transactions, parts 31 and 33 ; 

 Baker's North Yorkshire ; Yorkshire Geological Society's 

 Transactions for 1906, The Naturalist for 1906, and Report 

 of the Bradford Natural History Society. 



SECRETARY'S REPORT FOR 1907-8. 



In presenting to the Society my Tenth Annual Report I 

 have pleasure in stating that the season generally speaking, 

 has been quite as successful as any previous season in the 

 Club's existence. The Summer Meetings arranged were held 

 with one exception, more than the usual number of Winter 

 Meetings were held and the papers presented were equal to, 



