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unhewn block, and had to be broken up in order to remove it. 

 A further boulder, somewhat oval in shape, about 3 feet long, 

 and 1 1 feet across, was found during excavations at Bardney 

 Abbey. Chippings from both these boulders have been sent 

 to Mr. Sheppard, who states they are unquestionably of Spilsby 

 sandstone. 



SoppiTT Memorial Library. — The following additions 

 have been made during the year : — The late Mr. Chas. Cross- 

 land's interleaved and annotated copy of the Fungus Flora of 

 Yorkshire, kept up to date until his death, also letters and 

 obituary notices of H. T. Soppitt and letters relating to the 

 library, presented by Mrs. Crossland. A Guide to the 

 Literature of British Diptera, by Mr. Percy H. Grimshaw. 

 Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1916, 

 Part 5. Transactions of the North Staffordshire Field Club 

 and Report, Vol. LL, 1917. Proceedings of the Birmingham 

 Natural History and Philosophical Society, Vol. XIV., Part 

 I, and Annual Report for 1915. Tuft's College Studies, Vol. 

 IV., Nos. 3 and 4. Synopsis of the section Apus of the genus 

 Polyporus, C. G. Lloyd. Archibo? do Jardim Botanico do 

 Rio de Janeiro, 1915. Archivos Barcinonensis, Zoological 

 Series, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 ; and Series Botanica XL, 1917. 



British Association. — Mr. T. Sheppard, M.Sc, writes : — 

 Your representative attended the Conference of Delegates of 

 the Corresponding Societies held in the Linnean Society's 

 rooms on July 6th and 7th, under the Presidency of Mr. John 

 Hopkinson, a Yorkshireman, and the report of the meeting 

 appeared in The Naturalist for August. He also had the 

 honour of reading a paper on the subject of ' Weights and 

 Measures,' which will be printed in extenso in the next report 

 of the British Association. 



The Naturalist. — This journal has maintained its high 

 standard of excellence during the year. The thanks of the 

 Union are given to Dr. Woodhead and Mr. T. Sheppard, M.Sc, 

 for supplying the blocks in illustration of their various con- 

 tributions entirely free of cost. 



The Presidency for 1918 has been offered to and accepted 

 by Prof. W. Garstang, M.A., Sc.D., F.Z.S., of Leeds. 



The Union wishes to record its indebtedness to its retiring 

 President, Sir Archibald Geikie, O.M., K.C.B., LL.D. 



Financial Statement.— The following is the Hon. Treas- 

 urer's (Mr. Edwin Hawkesworth) statement of Receipts and 

 Payments : — 



Naturalist, 



