YORKSHIRE NATURALISTS UNION — ANNUAL MEETING. I 3 



Proceeding to the election of officers, it was announced — as 

 stated in the concluding paragraph of the Annual Report — that the 

 Presidency had been accepted by the distinguished author of ' The 

 Birds of Europe and the Western Palasarctic Region,' Mr. Henry 

 Eeles Dresser, F.L.S., F.Z.S. Mr. W. Eagle Clarke, F.L.S., who is 

 retiring from the office of honorary secretary, proposed the re-election 

 of his colleague, Mr. Wm. Denison Roebuck, F.L.S., and the 

 election as his own successor, of the Rev. E. Ponsonby Knubley, 

 M.A., M.B.O.U. This was seconded by Mr. J. J. Stead, and adopted 

 unanimously. Mr. P. H. Grimshaw, Leeds, was re-elected, and 

 Mr. Edgar R. Waite, Leeds, elected, hon. assistant secretaries; 

 Mr. Chas. Brownridge, F.G.S., Leeds, re-elected honorary librarian ; 

 as were also nine retiring members of the Executive — Rev. W. 

 Fowler, M.A., Liversedge ; Messrs. S. A. Adamson, F.G.S., Leeds; 

 J. W. Davis, F.S.A., Halifax ; Wm. Cash, F.L.S., Halifax ; C. P. 

 Hobkirk, F.L.S., Dewsbury ; John Emmet, F.L.S., Boston Spa; 

 Benjamin Holgate, F.G.S., Leeds ; H. T. Soppitt, Bradford, and 

 J. J. Stead, Heckmondwike, with the addition of a tenth member in 

 Mr. M. B. Slater, Malton, in place of Mr. Dennis, retiring. The 

 two retiring auditors — Messrs. J. E. Bedford, F.G.S., and C. D. Hard- 

 castle, both of Leeds, were also re-elected. 



Twenty-three local treasurers — Messrs. W. E. Brady, Barnsley ; 

 J. D. Butterell, Beverley ; H. , Speight, Bradford ; P. F. Lee, Dews- 

 bury ; Geo. Winter, Doncaster ; Rev. E. Maule Cole, M.A., Driffield ; 

 Messrs. Thos. Bunker, Goole ; Wm. Cash, F.L.S., Halifax; F. R. 

 Fitzgerald, Harrogate; J. R. Dore, Huddersfield; E. R. Waite, Leeds; 

 M. B. Slater, Malton ; T. F. Ward, Middlesbrough ; T. H. Nelson, 

 Redcar ; Rev. R. A. Summerfield, Ripon ; Messrs. J. H. Rowntree, 

 Scarborough ; W. N. Cheesman, Selby ; A. T. Watson, Sheffield ; 

 J. J. Stead, Spen Valley ; W. Gregson, Thirsk ; Geo. Parkin, Wakefield ; 

 Thos. Newbitt, Whitby, and G. C Dennis, York — were chosen. 



The Committees of Research were then appointed. 



The Yorkshire Boulder Committee was re-appointed, to consist 

 of Prof. A. H. Green, M.A., F.R.S., Leeds (chairman) ; C. D. Hard- 

 castle, Leeds (vice-chairman); S. A. Adamson, F.G.S., 52, Wellclose 

 Terrace, Leeds (hon. secretary); Messrs. J. E. Bedford, F.G.S., and 

 C. Brownridge, F.G.S., Leeds; S. Chadwick, Malton; Rev. E. Maule 

 Cole, M.A., Wetwang ; J. W. Davis, F.S.A., F.G.S., Halifax ; Wm. 

 Gregson, Baldersby; Aid. John Hill, Morley ; B. Holgate, F.G.S., 

 Leeds; Wm. Home, F.G.S., Leyburn ; Prof. L. C. Miall, F.L.S., 

 F.G.S., Leeds ; James Spencer, Halifax ; T. Tate, F.G.S., Leeds ; 

 and J. W. Woodall, F.G.S., Scarborough ; with Rev. H. W. Crosskey, 

 LL.D., F.G.S., Birmingham, as Corresponding Member. 



Jan. 1889. 



