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88 Yorkshire Naturalists Union: Annual Report, 1912. 
SOPPITT MEMORIAL LIBRARY. 
For some time the large collection of Fungi made by the 
late Mr. Soppitt, has been undergoing revision by Mr. 5S. L. 
Mosley, Curator of the Huddersfield Museum, who undertook 
to mount the specimens under glass in a manner convenient 
for examination. This work, involving a large amount of 
labour, is now completed, and the specimens thus remounted 
are deposited in the Soppitt Library. The thanks of Yorkshire 
Mycologists are due to Mr. Mosley for the work he has so com- 
pletely carried out. 
Mr. Chas. Crossland has presented to the library a copy of 
his ‘Contributions to Halifax Bibliography and Authors’, 
Parts III and IV (Natural History), October, 1911 and March, 
1912, reprinted from the Transactions of the Halifax Anti- 
quarian Socicty. 
BRITISH ASSOCIATION. 
Mr. Sheppard writes :—I attended the conference of dele- 
gates at the meeting of the British Association held at Dundee. 
In his address the president, Prof. F. O. Bower, dealt with 
the work of the late Sir Joseph Hooker. It was reported 
that the circular sent round to the corresponding societies by 
the British Mycological Society, asking for information respect- 
ing the distribution of certain species of fungi, etc., had 
received no response. Mr. Harold Wager referred to the 
pioneer work of the Yorkshire Mycological Committee, and 
exhibited a list of several hundred memoirs and notes bearing 
upon the mycology of the county, which had been prepared 
by the secretary, Mr. C. Crossland. Practically all of these were 
the result of the work of the Yorkshire Committee. Other 
matters of general interest were discussed. 
Tue NATURALIST.—The Editors are to be congratulated on 
the maintenance of the high standard of efficiency of the Union’s 
Journal. 
THE PRESIDENCY FOR 1913 has been offered to and accepted 
by Mr. Harold Wager, F.R.S., of Leeds. 
The Union wishes to record its indebtedness to its retiring 
President, Mr. John W. Taylor, of Leeds, for his services and 
for the great interest he has taken in all the meetings of the 
Union during the year. 
T.W.W. 
W.E.L.W. 
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.—The following is the Hon. Treas- 
urer’s (Mr. H. Culpin) statement of Receipts and Payments :— 
( See page 72 ). Naturalist, 
