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REPORT OF SUB-COMMITTEE ON FINANCE. 



The Sub-committee — consisting" of Mr. J. W. Addyman, 

 Rev. W. Lower Carter, Mr. A. Clarke, Mr. L. Hawkesworth, 

 Mr. J. H. Howarth, Mr. W. Denison Roebuck, and Dr. H. 

 Clifton Sorby — appointed by the General Committee at the last 

 annual meeting- to consider the financial position of the Union, 

 more especially with reg^ard to the 'Naturalist,' have held 

 various meeting's during- the year, and g"iven the subject their 

 careful consideration. 



The Committee consider that the scientific work carried on 

 by the Union is of the greatest value and importance, and that 

 consequently there is no room for retrenchment of expenditure 

 in any department, and they further consider that it would be 

 inadvisable to take any steps which would impair or reduce the 

 value and utility of the 'Naturalist' and the 'Transactions' of the 

 Union, but that on the contrary it is necessary that means 

 should be found for developing- and increasing- their usefulness. 



The Committee therefore cannot but recog-nise that what is 

 needed is a larg-e and immediate increase of the Union's income, 

 and they would recommend that it be specially referred to the 

 new Executive to take the matter into speedy consideration 

 with a view to instant and continued action. 



The Committee would sug-g-est the following- points as 

 deserving^ the attention of the Executive. 



1. To set on foot a special subscription list under influential 

 auspices, whereby a sum of not less than ;^i5o may be provided 

 for the purpose of paying- off the out-standing- liabilities of the 

 Union, without waiting- for the collection of subscriptions in 

 arrear, and so enable the Union to proceed with the issue of the 

 Parts of Transactions now in arrear. 



2. To org-anize a simultaneous effort in all parts of the 

 county to raise the membership of the Union to a deg-ree com- 

 mensurate with the importance of the work it has in hand, and 

 worthy of the count}^ as a scientific centre, and thereby put 

 the Union in a position to carry on its work without financial 

 strain. 



3. To org-anize a similar effort to increase the circulation of 

 the 'Naturalist' in the other counties of Northern Eng-land 

 which are included in its scope, and also to take counsel with 

 the associated societies with the view of ascertaining- to what 

 extent the interest of the Associates could be enlisted in the 

 'Naturalist,' as a special natural history journal of hig-h class 

 for the county of York 



