Yorkshire Naturalists at York. 27 
After tea the annual general meeting was held in the 
Museum. At this, reference was made by several members to 
the recent press reports in which it appeared that allegations 
had been made at a meeting of the Hull City Council against 
the suitable nature of the exhibits at the Hull Museum. On the 
proposition of Mr. G. T. Porritt, of Huddersfield, seconded by 
Mr. H. H. Corbett, of Doncaster, the following resolution, to 
be sent to the Hull City Council, was unanimously passed :— 
‘That the members of the Yorkshire Naturalists’ Union, 
assembled in annual meeting at York, desire to congratulate the 
Corporation of the City of Kingston upon Hull, upon the ex- 
cellent condition of their Municipal Museum, which now occupies 
a foremost position among English provincial museums, and 
upon the immense advance it has made since the appointment of 
the present curator, whose energy, tact and scientific judgment 
are fully manifested throughout the galleries of the institution. 
The members of the Union are well acquainted with the 
Museum, and an annual meeting of the Union has been held 
there. The Union, therefore, feels justified in expressing an 
opinion which it believes may not be unwelcome.’ 
Mr. W. Eagle Clarke, F.R.S.E., of the Royal Scottish 
Museum, Edinburgh, who was warmly received, then delivered 
his presidential address, entitled ‘ Bird Life in the Antarctic.’ 
The president referred to the fact that the ornithological collec- 
tions acquired by the Scottish and National Antarctic Expeditions 
had been submitted to him for examination and description. 
Amongst the numerous specimens brought home by these two 
expeditions were several which, from the fact that they were 
previously unknown, rendered them of the utmost value to 
zoological science. In connection with the nesting habits and 
life history of several hitherto little-known birds, much interest- 
ing information was imparted by Mr. Clarke (see ‘ Naturalist’ 
for ‘ Naturalist’ for July, 1906, p. 201). 
Of particular interest was a fine series of charming lantern 
slides from photographs taken in the Antarctic on the expeditions 
referred to. These showed many quaint phases of bird life, and 
were much appreciated. 
A vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. Eagle Clarke for his 
address, on the proposition of the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor 
of York, and a similar compliment was accorded to Dr. Gram- 
shaw, the president of the York and District Field Naturalists’ 
Society, for taking the chair during the delivery of the presi- 
dential address. Votes of thanks were also accorded to the 
1g07 January I. 
