Annual General Meeting, 1896. 
The Twenty-first Annual General Meeting was held in 
the Masonic Hall, on Thursday, October 29th, 1896. 
In the unavoidable absence of the President, Mr. P. B. 
Mason (Vice President) took the Chair. 
The Honorary Secretary read the Report and Balance 
Sheet for the past year, as follows: 
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE FOR YEAR 
ENDING SEPTEMBER 3orn, 1896. 
Your Committee have pleasure in presenting their Report 
of the 20th Session of the Society’s existence. 
At the Monthly Meetings a plentiful supply of good papers 
has been forthcoming, and an average attendance of 44 shows 
a continued interest in the Society’s proceedings. 
The papers read and their authors, and other business 
transacted at these meetings are given in the following list. 
1895. 
Oct. 24.—Annual General Meeting and Exhibition of Lantern Slides. 
Nov. 14.—-President’s Inaugural Address. 
Dec. 12.—-‘‘The Struggle for Life within the Animal Body.” 
Philip B. Mason, F.L.S. 
1896. 
Jan. 23.—‘‘Fountains Abbey, Ripon and Durham.” R. Churchill. 
Feb. 13.—'‘The Ground Plan of Burton Abbey.” H. A. Rye. 
Mch. 12.—‘'The Scenery and Geology of the British Islands.”’ 
Prof. J. W. Carr, F.G.S. 
April 9.—Election of President for Session 1896-97. 
Paper on ‘‘The Burton Abbey Dissolution Inventories.”” H.A.Rye. 
