14 SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT. 
from 7 Original members. This makes totals of 100 paid-up members 
and 7 in arrear, and a grand total of 107 members. 
During the year the Society has lost by death one Honorary 
member, being the Second only who has died since the establish- 
ment of the Society. From various reasons a number of members 
have ceased their connection with the Society during the year, 
including a member of the Council. 
MEETINGS. 
During the year of eleven months 33 meetings have been held, 
with an average attendance of 16; as against last year’s average of 
20. The lowness of the present year’s average is due however to 
counter-attractions during the whole of the summer, the average 
for the last quarter being 23. 
At 18 of the meetings papers were read, the average attendance 
being 19%. The remaining 15 meetings were mainly devoted to 
the exhibition of specimens, the average attendance thereat being 
£2: 
A list of the papers read is appended to this report. 
EXCURSIONS. 
Two excursions have been made by the Society during the year: 
the first was on the 24th of April, to Shipley Glen and Rombald’s 
Moor, when there was a fair attendance. 
The second was a full day excursion, on Bank Holiday Monday 
the 2nd of August, in conjunction with the Goole Scientific Society 
and the Hull Scientific Association and Field Naturalists’ Club. 
Owing to the good attendance and the efficient arrangements this 
excursion, which took place at Riccall Common in the East Riding, 
was very successful. 
THE WEST RIDING CONSOLIDATED 
NATURALISTS’ SOCIETY. 
During the past few months it has been decided that the Society 
shall ally itself with the West Riding Consolidated Naturalists’ 
Society. 
This isa voluntary association of the Naturalists’ Societies of the 
Riding for the purpose of holding in combination throughout the 
summer months a series of excursions, each terminated by a stated 
meeting. 
Each affiliated Society preserves its independence and complete 
control of its own internal affairs, the only liability being the pay- 
ment of a contribution of one penny per member per annum. 
The union at present includes about fifteen Societies. 
