ANNUAL REPORT FOR 190O, 8 1 



members absent themselves, thus involving- the Union in the 

 payment of the difiference between the guaranteed number and 

 those actually present. If all members attending the meetings 

 would properly conform to the arrangements made by the 

 honorary secretaries, and stated on the circular, they would 

 not only save trouble to the officials, and loss to the Union's 

 funds, but add to their own comfort. 



The usual and much appreciated descriptive circular for 

 each excursion was issued to members and associates. 



The Union has again to acknowledge the uniform courtesy 

 with which the landed gentry of the county facilitate the 

 Union's work, by allowing permission for their estates to be 

 visited on the occasion of the excursions. 



The various railway companies — the North Eastern in 

 particular — have also most kindly granted such privileges as 

 have been asked for on the occasion of each of the Union's 

 meeting-s. The North Eastern Company have continued to 

 allow members and associates the privilege of booking on 

 presentation of the card of membership, but the other 

 companies have instituted a new system, whereby tickets at 

 reduced fares are granted only on surrender of a special 

 certificate signed by one of the honorary secretaries, a system of 

 which a chief drawback is the increased amount of labour thrown 

 upon honorary officers. 



For the excursions of the coming year, 1901, your Execu- 

 tive recommend that the following programme of places and 

 dates be adopted : — 



For York S.E.— Whit Monday, May 27th : Brough. 

 For York N.E. — Saturday, June 22nd : 



Scarboroug-h for Beedale and Yedmandale. 

 For York Mid W.— Monday, July 15th : Wetherby. 

 For York N.W. — Bank Holiday Monday, August 5th : Masham. 

 For York S.W. — Thursday, Sept. 12th : Pontefract for Went Vale. 



The Mycological Committee propose that the Fung-us 

 Foray shall be held in the Conisborough district at a date to be 

 fixed to suit the circumstances of the case, in September, and 

 your Executive have pleasure in recommending that the request 

 be complied with. 



For the Annual Meeting of next year (1901), the twenty- 

 fifth year of the Union's existence under its present title, an 

 invitation to meet at Wakefield is given by the Wakefield 

 Naturalists' Society, and your executive cordially recommends 

 its acceptance. 



The Societies which constitute the Union are now 37 in 

 number, the same as last year. 



The Statistics which the Secretaries of the different 

 Societies have again been kind enoug-h to furnish show an 



