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NOTES AND COMMENTS. 
THE BRADFORD SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL. 
The Bradford Scientific Journal for April completes the first 
volume of twelve parts, and contains an index. The journal is 
to be congratulated on its success, and particularly from the 
fact that a very fair proportion of the articles have been of local 
interest. The present part has a useful and well illustrated 
paper on ‘The Vegetation of some Disused Quarries,’ by 
S. Margerison. Amongst the other items are ‘Our Birds in 
Winter,’ by C. A. E. Rodgers, and ‘ The Diversion of a Wharfe- 
dale Stream into Airedale,’ by E. E. Gregory. 
THE BRADFORD MUSEUM. 
In an editorial we notice that our Bradford friends have ‘ one 
regret. Our scheme for the furtherance of the Bradford Museum 
still languishes in abeyance. Not for want of enthusiasm 
amongst local Scientists, nor for want of appreciation by 
the public, who have evinced a lively interest in the little that 
has been done. The obstacle zs officral indifference, tf not actual 
opposition on the part of our municipal authorities. North, south, 
east, and west of the borough we find museums. Leeds, 
Keighley, Halifax, Huddersfield, and now Spen Valley, all 
show us how it is done, and still Bradford occupies its position 
of ‘splendid’ isolation.” We’share the hope of the Bradford 
naturalists that before long the Corporation will exhibit a 
larger public spirit and provide a museum worthy of the city. 
A good deal of the material which has been put on exhibition, 
we understand, is utter rubbish, valueless for any educational 
purpose, and in some cases actually the laughing-stock 
of the informed naturalist. It is surprising that Bradford 
having so excellent a building for the purpose of a small 
museum should be content to allow it to be wasted. We 
are ashamed of Bradford. 
THE INCLOSURES ACTS IN. LINCOLNSHIRE AND 
EAST YORKS. 
The Footpaths Preservation Society has reprinted Dr. 
Gilbert Slater’s most valuable paper on ‘The Inclosure of 
Common Fields considered Geographically,’ which appeared 
in the ‘Geographical Journal.’ This contains several plans 
1907 June 1. 
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