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May 30 — " Brachiopods,'' Mr. H. C. Drake. 



June 13 — " Natural History of Flamborough " (Members). 



,, 27 — "Some Insect Studies," Mr. H. M. Foster. 

 July 11 — "Plants Found on the North Bull, Ireland," Mr. C. 

 Waterfall. 



lenoptera of the East Riding," Mr. \Y. D. Roebuck, 

 F.L.S. 



[ " Oor Natherilist Club," Mr. J. Nicholson, F.R.H.S. 

 Aug. 8 — " Entomological Ramblings," Mr. T. Stainforth. 



,, 22 — " Holiday Reports and Exhibition of Specimens " (Members). 

 Sep. 5 — " Nitrogen and Nature," Mr. H. E. Johnson. 

 ,, 19— Annual Meeting. 



Most ot the lectures were illustrated by either lantern slides, 

 diagrams, or specimens. 



During the winter months (October to March) the 

 alternate Wednesday nights were devoted to a series of 

 demonstrations or lecturettes on practical microscopy, cer- 

 tain members being responsible for the subject of each even- 

 ing. The following subjects were dealt with : — " Mounting 

 of Algae," " Culture and Preparation of Bacteria," " Dry 

 Mounting of Fungi and Measurement," " Mounting of 

 Lichens, Liverworts, and Mosses," " Dry Mounting Whole 

 of Vegetable Structure, Seeds, Pollen, &c," " Preparing 

 Specimens of Internal Vegetable Structures (Bleaching and 

 Staining)," " Mounting of Foraminifera, Polycystina, and 

 Sponges," " Dissection and Mounting of Insects and 

 Spiders," " Stained Sections and Injections of Vertebrate 

 Structures," "Micro-Zoology and Mineralogy: Sections of 

 Rocks and Fossils," and " Crystallization." 



The meeting on Oct. 14th was devoted to the Recorders' 

 Reports on the past year's work, and on Feb. 14th to an 

 exhibition of Botanical Lantern Slides by Mr. J. F. 

 Robinson. 



The average attendance at the indoor meetings has been 

 twenty-eight during the winter months and twenty-three 

 during the summer months. 



Excursions. — During the summer months the following 

 excursions were held : — April 7th, Kelsey Hill ; April 13th 

 (Friday), South Cave ; April 16th (Monday), Scarborough 

 (with the Hull Geological Society) ; April 21st, Hedon and 

 Saltend Common ; April 28th, Mill Dam, Cottingham ; May 

 5th, Bentley and Risby ; May 12th, week-end excursion of 

 the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union to Ingleton ; May 19th, 

 Barton and South Ferriby ; May 26th, Sutton and Swine ; 

 June 2nd to Whit-Monday, June 4th, excursion of the 

 Y.N.U. to Flamborough ; June 6th, Figham Common, 



