The Council thanked Mr. John Cordeaux, M.B.O.U., 

 for his excellent paper on Bird Migration, and Mr. Norman 

 Walker for his papers and demonstrations ; also all those 

 ladies and gentlemen who so kindly assisted at the Con- 

 versazione ; and the following gentlemen, who lent great 

 and valuable help on the excursions : — Thos. Pratt, 

 M.R.C.V.S. (Ripen), B. M. Smith (Ripon), Rev. E. P. 

 Knubley, M.A. (Staveley), George Webster (York), Rev. 

 Robt. Elmhirst (Farnham) ; and the following for per- 

 mission to visit their grounds : — John Wood (Kirkstall), 

 J. Dent Dent (Ribston), Hy. Mason (Steward to the 

 Marquis of Ripon), James Backhouse & Son (York), 

 Wm. Paul (Adel), Mrs. Shiffner (Copgrove). 



The Club was again enrolled among the Corresponding 

 Societies of the British Association, and was represented 

 at the meeting at Nottingham by the President. 



The Publications Committee presented a report, which 

 Avas approved by the Council, that there shall be a pub- 

 lication of the Transactions every year before the beginning 

 of the following year's meetings ; that such publications shall 

 consist of several selected papers printed in full or abstract 

 form, together with a record of the work done during the 

 year. 



Application was made to the Parks Committee of the 

 Leeds City Council for a further grant to cover the expenses 

 of purchasing labels for the continuance of the valuable work 

 of labelling the trees and shrubs in Roundhay Park. 



The Hon. Treasurer's accounts showed the Club to be 

 in a satisfactory financial condition. 



The Council congratulated Prof. Ed. E. Prince, B.A., 

 F.L.S., an old member of the Club, on his appointment 

 by the Canadian Government to the important post of 

 Commissioner of Fisheries for the Dominion of Canada, and 

 Mr. Percy H. Grimshaw on being appointed an assistant 

 in the Edinburgh Museum. 



1894. — The number of members on the Roll was 170, 

 of whom 5 were elected during the year. 



