8 HISTORY OF THE SOCIETY. 
The Financial Statement showed a Revenue of £ 11.5.6, and 
a balance in hand at the close of the year of £1.13.3. Mr. T. 
Hick, B.A., B.Sc., was re-elected President, Messrs. James Abbott 
and William Todd Vice-presidents, and Messrs. William Denison 
Roebuck and James Brodie Secretaries. Messrs. T. G. Denny, 
A. W. Dodgshun, and John W. Taylor were re-elected on the 
Council, having for new colleagues Messrs. H. C.Cheetham, W. 
E. Clarke, John Grassham, Rev. J. Hanson, and S. Jefferson, F.C.S. 
1873—1874. 
During the year 43 meetings were held, with an average 
attendance at each of 19. At 21 meetings the following papers 
were read :— 
Thomas Hick, B.A., B.Sc., The President’s Inaugural Address. 
5, 22 Edwin Birchall, on ‘Some South American Mantide & Phasmide.’ 
May 6 William Todd, on ‘Silurian Rocks and Fossils.’ 
,, 20 S. Jefferson, F.C.S., on ‘Evaporation and Condensation physically 
considered.’ 
July 8 Edward Thompson, on ‘ The Astronomical Telescope.’ 
», 22 Washington Teasdale, on “Town Gardening.’ 
Aug. 5 L. C. Miall, on ‘The Permian rocks of the neighbourhood of Leeds.’ — 
,, 19 T. Hick, B.A., B.Sc.,on ‘The Structure and Development of Ferns.’ 
Sep. 16 James Abbott, on ‘The Structure and Development of Hepatice.’ 
Oct. 14 S. Jefferson, F.C.S., on ‘Air, physically considered.’ 
Novi Frederick Greenwood, M.R.C.S.E., on ‘Snakes.’ 
», 25 J. W. Davis, F.G.S., on ‘The Fossil Fishes of the Coal Measures.’ 
Dec. 9 Frederick Haigh, on ‘The Study of Microscopical Science.’ 
Jan. 13 Washington Teasdale, on ‘Microscopes and Accessory Apparatus : 
preparation, mounting, and photographic delineation of objects. ’ 
», 27 Henry Pocklington, on ‘Sugar, physiologically, optically, and chem- 
ically considered.’ - 
Feb.10 Rev. J. Collins Odgers, B.A., on ‘The larger Parasitic Plants.’ 
», 24 John Garbutt, F.R.A.S., on ‘The Sun.’ 
Mar.10 William Cash, F.G.S., on ‘The Flora of the Coal Measures.’ 
», 24 T. Hick, B.A., B.Sc., on ‘The Structure & development of a Moss.’ 
The Excursions were six in number and in point of attendance 
were no improvement upon those of the previous year, although 
some of them were productive of much benefit to the society. 
By invitation a visit was paid to Mr. John Holmes’ museum of 
antiquities at Holmville, Methley. Two excursions, one to Colling- 
ham in April 1873 and the other to Kippax and Castleford in 
March 1874 were under the leadership of Mr. L. C. Miall. The 
other localities visited were Clapham and Ingleborough, Rombalds 
moor, and Knaresbro, 
A very successful microscopical soiree was held in the middle of 
December 1873, at which there was a very strong display of micro- 
scopes and a crowded attendance of visitors. 
