Yorkshire Naturalists' Union : Annual Report, 1916. 47 



The Membership of the Union at the close of 1915 

 {exclusive of the Affiliated Societies) numbered 359. The 

 resignations, deaths and names struck oil the roll total 30, 

 leaving the membership at 33J. The following members were 

 ■elected during the year, viz : — 



Mr. Edward Bilton, 81 Abbey' Street, Hull. 

 Mr. Matthias Bywater, 64 Park Road, Low Moor, Bradford. 

 Mr. F. Croft, Bank House, Ley burn, S.O. 

 Sir William Garforth, Syndale Hall, near Pontefract. 

 Mr. Sam Longbottom, 24 Knight Street, Bingley. 

 Mr. M. Odling, M.A., B.Sc, F.G.S., the University, Leeds. 

 Miss E. E. Rushworth, 16 Westfield Place, Halifax. 

 Mr. Hubert A. Todd, 6 Queen's Road, Linthorpe, Middles- 

 brough. 



Soppitt Memorial Library.— Few additions have been 

 been made during the year, but we have pleasure in acknow- 

 ledging the following : — " The Study of Diptera " and ' Diptera 

 Scotica, VI.— The Western Isles,' by Mr. Percy F. Grimshaw ; 

 'Ecology of the Purple Heath Grass {Molinia ccerulea)' and 

 * The Vegetative Anatomy of Molinia ccerulea ,'by the Rev. T. 

 A Jefferies ; the Transaction and Annual Report for [915-1916, 

 of the North Staffordshire Field Club, and ' Morphology and 

 Development of Agaricus rodmani,' by Prof. G. F. Atkinson. 



British Association.— The Yorkshire Naturalists' Union 

 was officially represented .it the meeting of the British Associ- 

 ation at Newcastle, by Mr. T. Sheppard, M.Sc, who had the 

 honour of being elected the vice-presidenl of the Conference 

 of Delegates. A detailed reporl of the meeting was given in 

 The Naturalist for October, pp. 305-323. 



' Thi: Naturalisi ' has well maintained its reputation as 

 a high-class scientific journal, and the Editors are to be con- 

 gratulated on the maintenance of the standard ol efficiency 

 of the Union's Journal. 



Presidency for 1917 has been offered to and accepted 

 by Si] Archibald Geikie, O.M., K.C.B., LL.D. 



The Union wishes to record its indebtedness to it- retiring 



dent, Mr. \V. X. Cheesman, J.P., F.L.S., of Selby, for his 



services during the year, and for his attendances at the ex- 



1 ursions and sectional gatherings, all of which have been greatly 



appreciated. 



■ \iimk\i. The following is the Hon. Treas- 

 urer's (Mr. Edwin Hawkesworth) 'statemenl ol Receipts and 

 Payments : — 



1917 Jan. 1. 



