THE YORKSHIRE NATURALISTS' UNION. 



THIRTY-NINTH ANNUAL REPORT for 1900. 



Your Executive have pleasure in submitting- the following' 

 report of the operations of the Union and its Sections and 

 Committees for the past year. 



The Meeting's held during- the year have been seven in 

 number ; the usual one for each division of the county, and a 

 Fung-us Foray, and also a special excursion org-anised for the 

 benefit of Members and Associates of the British Association. 



The districts chosen for investig-ation and the dates of the 

 meeting-s w^ere as follows : — 



The opening- meeting- was held on May 19th, at Hornsea. 

 There was a larg-e attendance, a good number of members 

 staying- over the week-end. The naturalists mainly devoted 

 their attention to the investig-ation of Hornsea Mere, whilst 

 the g-eolog-ists examined the sections of boulder clay and more 

 recent deposits, exposed on the coast line between Skipsea and 

 Hornsea. A visit was also paid to the early British entrench- 

 ments at Skipsea Broug-h, which were ably explained by Mr. 

 J. R. Boyle, F.S.A. The collection of Mr. Wm. Morfitt, at 

 Atwick, was also visited by most of those taking part in the 

 excursion. 



The second meeting- was held at York, on Whit-Monday, 

 June 4th, a very large number of members and associates 

 being present. The day was devoted to the investigation of 

 the natural history of Askham Bog, with many interesting 

 results. The geologists examined sections in the morainic 

 deposits between York and Askham Bryan. 



The third meeting was held on June 28th, at Crosland Hall, 

 the residence of the President, by his invitation, and there was 

 almost a record attendance. The museum in course of forma- 

 tion at the Huddersfield Technical College was first visited, by 

 invitation of the Principal, Mr. S. G. Rawson, D.Sc. , F.I.C., 

 who entertained those present to luncheon. Three parties were 

 then formed, and proceeding in diiferent directions, examined 

 the natural features of the country lying between Huddersfield, 

 Holmfirth, and Meltham. In the evening the President enter- 

 tained the members to tea, and at the meeting held afterwards 

 he was cordially thanked for his hospitality. 



