ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1 899. 59 



The completion of the second edition of Mr. Baker's North 

 Yorkshire is now assured — the revision of the Mosses and the 

 new Hst of Hepatics being- now finished by Mr. M. B. Slater, 

 F.L. S., and in the hands of Mr. Baker for his final approval. 



In other parts of this report reference is made to Mr. West's 

 new and full List of Yorkshire Algaj which will shortly be 

 ready for the printer, and to the new List of Yorkshire Fungi 

 which the Mycological Committee have in preparation. 



The ' Naturalist ' has been published monthly during the 

 year under the sole editorship of Mr. W. Denison Roebuck, 

 F.L. S., under whose direction it has fully sustained the reputa- 

 tion which it has for many years enjoyed as the recognised 

 medium for the publication of natural history observations for 

 the whole of the North of England. 



Your Executive and the Editor would again take this oppor- 

 tunity of reminding members that the Journal has always been 

 sufficiently catholic in its scope to welcome articles dealing with 

 the life history of animals and plants as observed in the northern 

 counties, as well as with any biological and general considera- 

 tions that the local observations give rise to. 



The Library continues steadily to increase in bulk, and 

 has long- ago outgrown the available accommodation. Your 

 Executive have, however, been able to secure additional space 

 at the Leeds Institute, so that your Hon. Librarian will shortly 

 be able to proceed with the catalog^uing and arrangement. To 

 judge by those who already make use of the library, it may be 

 anticipated that when a catalogue is available the books will be 

 in considerable demand. 



The Sections of the Union have more or less steadily 

 carried on their work during the year, and as the success of the 

 field excursions entirely depends upon the presence of the 

 Union's best workers in every department, it is to be hoped 

 that members will endeavour to support the arrang-ements made 

 by the General and Sectional Officers by their presence at as 

 many excursions as possible. 



The Committees of Research have continued their in- 

 vestigations during the year with satisfactory results 



The Yorkshire Boulder Committee. — The Secretary, 

 Mr. J. H. Howarth, F.G.S., furnishes the following report, as 

 passed by the Committee : — The Yorkshire geologists have 

 worked well during the year, and the results are- equal in 

 interest and importance to those of any previous year. The 



