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1895. — The number of members on the Roll was 179, 

 including honorary members ; 30 new members were elected 

 during the year. 



Seven meetings were held in the Library of the Leeds 

 Philosophical and Literary Society, and nine in the Club's 

 Room. 



By the kindness of the Corporate Property Committee of 

 the Leeds City Council, the meeting on October i8th, when 

 a paper on "Recent Researches on Bacteria" was delivered 

 by H. Wager, F.L.S., was held in the Law Library of the 

 Town Hall. 



Excursions took place to Askham Bog, Grassington, 

 Hebden Bridge. 



The following additions were made to the Library: — The 

 Life-History of Pericoma, by L. C. Miall, F.R.S., and 

 Norman Walker ; Observations on Dendrolagus Bennet- 

 tianus, Edgar R. Waite, F.L.S. ; Re-description of Aspidites 

 Ramsayi, Edgar R. Waite, F.L.S. ; Proceedings of York- 

 shire Geological Polytechnic Society ; Transactions of Leeds 

 Geological Association ; Transactions of Chester Natural 

 History Society ; Transactions of Brighton and Sussex 

 Natural History Society. 



The thanks of the Council were given to Mr. J. J. 

 Wilkinson for his paper on "Spiders and Flies," and to 

 the Halifax Scientific Society and the Craven Naturalists' 

 Association for the kind assistance and co-operation on ex- 

 cursions in their districts, and to Mr. J. Easton Wilkinson 

 for permission to visit Askham Bog. 



By the kind invitation of the Mayor of Leeds a Reception 

 and Conversazione was held in the Mayor's Rooms, in the 

 Town Hall, on the 25th September. There was a very large 

 attendance of members, and some very interesting exhibits 

 were shown. 



A very successful conversazione was held in the rooms 

 of the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society, on February 

 13th. There was, as usual, a large attendance of members 

 and friends, and the exhibits were specially interesting. 



