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For the excursions of the coming- year, 1903, your Execu- 

 tive recommends that the following programme of places and 

 dates be adopted : — 



For York Mid W. — Cowthorpe, Saturday, 9th May 



For York S.E. — File}', Whit Monday, 1st June. 



For York N.E. — Goathland, Saturday, 27th June. 



For York N.W. — Bowes, week end, 1st to 3rd August. 



For York S.W. — Wharncliffe Crag's, Thursday, 3rd September. 



The Mycological Committee propose that the Fungus 

 Foray shall be held in the Helmsle}^ district, from September 26th 

 to October ist, and your Executive has pleasure in recom- 

 mending that the request be complied with. 



For the Annual Meeting of next year (1903) an 

 invitation has been received from the Sheffield Naturalists' Club, 

 which your Executive recommend shall be accepted. 



Winter Lecture Scheme. — The list of Lectures issued in 

 September, 1901, does not seem to have been taken so much 

 advantage of by the Associated Societies as your Executive 

 expected, but this is probably due to the fact of its being sent out 

 after some of the Societies had made their winter arrangements. 

 Your Secretaries recently sent out a letter to each of the 

 Societies asking if they had availed themselves of the Lectures, 

 how many they had, and with what result, but it is disappointing 

 that replies have been received from only 18 Societies. Of 

 these, only six had lectures, eleven of which were delivered by 

 seven lecturers. These are reported as being well attended, and 

 much appreciated. Whilst there is no direct result in the 

 increase of members of the. Union, the lectures have proved of 

 great value to the Societies, and have been the means of 

 stimulating interest in the subjects treated of 



The Constitution and Officership. — It will be remem- 

 bered that at the last annual meeting the honorary secretaries 

 and editor resigned their office, but, at the urgent request of 

 those present, they consented to act for another year, so that in 

 the meantime other arrangements might be made for carrying 

 on the work of the Union. This matter has given your 

 Executi\e nuich anxious consideration, and it was thought it 

 would furnish an opportunity of making certain changes in the 

 working of the Union. Two sub-committees were appointed, 

 one to consider the future constitution and policy, the other to 

 minutely look into the financial position of the Union. These 

 sub-committees met in due course, and presented reports of 

 their conclusions to your Executive, at a largely attended meet- 

 ing. After full discussioti of these reports, your Executive 

 desires to make the following recommendations : — 



I. — That the conditions of the Associated Societie'^ 

 Associates, and Members remain as at present. 



