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expressed the hope that he would find in his new work an 

 occupation congenial to his tastes, and at the same time one 

 that would give him ample scope for the exercise of those 

 faculties which in the past had made his work so successful. 



The Council, in consideration of the very valuable services 

 rendered to the Society by Professor L. C. Miall, F.R.S., 

 unanimously recommended his election as an honorary 

 member of the Association. 



1893. — The number of members on the roll was 197, of 

 whom 14 were elected during the year. 



A very successful conversazione was held on Tuesday, 

 the 28th November, at the Philosophical Hall, at which 216 

 members and their friends were present. 



Twenty-one meetings were held during the year, not 

 including the excursions. Of these 8 were held in the 

 Library of the Philosophical Hall, 10 in the Club's Room, 

 No. 80, Municipal Buildings, i at the Yorkshire College, 

 and I in the Church Institute. 



Highly successful and largely attended excursions were 

 made to Adel ; Mr. John Wood's Nurseries (Kirkstall); 

 Messrs. Jas. Backhouse & Son's Nurseries (York); Swilling- 

 ton; Ripon; Middleton; Knaresborough and Staveley. 



The Council found that short evening excursions in 

 place of meetings during the summer months met with the 

 support of the members, that to Mr. John Wood's nurseries 

 at Kirkstall being largely attended and proving a most 

 interesting visit. 



The following books were acquired by purchase during 

 the year: — Freshwater Alg^e of East India, by W. Barwell 

 Turner, F.R.M.S. ; The Naturalist; Science Gossip. 



The Hon. Curator acknowledged the gift of some most 

 interesting and valuable specimens of gold and silver ores 

 from California by Mr. P. G. Dawson, an old member of 

 the Club. 



During the year new cases for preserving the Bird Skins 

 in the Club's Museum were provided. 



