32 Yorkshire Naturalists Union: Annual Report, 1915. 
The Excursions for 1916 will be as follows :— 
Malton (Easter Week-end), April 22nd to 24th. 
Bolton Woods, Saturday, May 2oth. 
Middleham (Whit Week-end), June roth to 12th. 
Driffield, Saturday, July 8th. 
Wentbridge, near Pontefract (August Bank Holiday 
Week-end), August 5th to 7th. 
Mycological Meeting, Buckden, September 23rd to 28th. 
The ANNUAL MEETING for 1916 will be held at Selby by the 
kind invitation of the Selby Scientific Society. 
Opituary.—The Union has again suffered severe loss by 
the death of many of its prominent members. Amongst them 
was the distinguished Paleobotanist, William Cash, F.GS., 
of Halifax, whose scientific attainments and charming person- 
ality will ever remain monuments to his memory; the Rev. 
F. H. Woods, B.D., of Bainton, an active worker of the Marine 
Biology Committee; Thomas Bunker, of Goole, a general all 
round naturalist, and Thomas Whitham of Bramhope, two of 
the oldest members of the Union ; B. Holgate, F.G.S., of Leeds ; 
Joshua Rowntree, J.P. of Scalby, near Scarborough; Wm. 
Simpson, F.G.S. of Settle; and Second-Lieutenant George 
Mitchell of Bradford, an ardent ornithologist and an expert on 
falconry. Obituary notices of these gentlemen have appeared 
in the pages of The Naturalist. 
HONORARY DEGREES FOR YORKSHIRE NATURALISTS.—The 
Union desires to express its appreciation of the honour done 
by the Leeds University in recognition of the work of the Union 
by conferring honorary degrees upon representative members 
thereof, viz:—D.Sc.: Mr.. Harold. Wager) F.RS7 F.C 
MSe.: Mr.. Thomas, Sheppard; .F:G.S.%-5-A. (Scot,) - 3m 
T. W. Woodhead, F.L.S.; Mr. John W. Taylor; Mr. W. Denison 
Roebuck, F.L:S: = ‘Mr’ T:“HwWelson; JPM BO! Ut 5 and=Mr. 
John G. Wilkinson. The formal presentation of these gentlemen 
to the Chancellor, the Duke of Devonshire, was witnessed by 
an enthusiastic assemblage at Leeds on July 3rd._ A full report 
of the ceremony appeared in the pages of The Naturalist for 
August. 
DIVISIONAL SECRETARIES AND LOCAL TREASURERS.—These 
gentlemen have again rendered valuable service in their 
respective offices, and the thanks of the Union are tendered to 
them for their assistance. 
GENERAL COMMITTEE.—The following has been elected a 
mempber of the General Permanent Committee of the Union, 
viz:—A. E. Peck, Scarborough ; 

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