126 YORKSHIRE NATURALISTS' UNION. 



The Societies which constitute the Union are now 36 in 

 number, one less than last year, the Harrogate Naturalists' and 

 Camera Club having ceased to exist. 



The Statistics which the Secretaries of the different 

 Societies have again been kind enough to furnish show a 

 decrease in the number of Associates, the aggregate membership 

 of the 36 societies now amounting to 2,599, ^ decrease of 38. 

 Adding to this the number of direct members, the total numerical 

 strength of the Union is 3,005. 



The Membership of the Union now stands at 406, being 

 24 Life Members, 7 Honorary Life Members, and 375 Ordinary 

 Members, a further decrease of 19 members as compared with 

 last year. 



During the year only about thirteen new members have 

 been elected, much below the usual number, while on the other 

 hand a few members have died, a few resigned, and some 

 have been struck off the rolls for non-payment of arrears of 

 subscriptions. 



The Union has had during the year to deplore the loss by 

 death of several valued members, including Mr. John Burton, of 

 Horbury, Mr. John Emmet. F.L.S., of Boston Spa, so well 

 known for his researches in that district ; Mr. Richard Howse, 

 M.A., the distinguished curator of the Newcastle Museum ; the 

 Rev. Canon H. E. Maddock, M.A., of Patrington ; Mr. J. A. 

 Ridgway, of Beverley ; Mr. Edward Tindall, of Knapton Hall ; 

 and Mr. Wm. Rowntree, J. P., of Scarborough. 



Local Secretaries. — Your Executive recommends the 

 re-election of the Hon. Local Secretaries as follows : — Beverley, 

 J. J. Marshall; Bingley, H. Speight; Goole, Thomas Bunker; 

 Harrogate, K. McLean ; Hull, John Stears ; Malton, M. B. 

 Slater, F.L.S. ; Middlesbrough, T. F. Ward ; Pickering, John 

 Braim; Redcar, T. H. Nelson, M.B.O.U. ; Ripon, Wm. 

 Gregson, F.G.S. ; Scarborough, J. H. Rowntree; Selby, W. 

 Norwood Cheesman ; Sheffield, A. T. Watson ; Skipton, J. J. 

 Wilkinson ; Whitby, Thomas Newbitt ; York, H. J. Wilkinson. 

 There are vacancies for the following and other districts, and 

 your Executive would be glad if members would volunteer their 

 services in this capacity : — Barnsley, Boston Spa, Bradford, 

 Bridlington, Darlington, Dewsbury, Doncaster, Driffield, 

 Halifax, Huddersfield, Keighley, Leeds, Market Weighton, 

 Richmond, Rotherham, Saltburn, Sedbergh, Settle, Spen 

 Valle}^, Thirsk, and Wakefield. 



It is a great advantage to the Union to be represented by 

 the Hon. Local Secretaries, and your Executive would here 

 endorse the hon. secretaries' sense of indebtedness to them for 

 the assistance which the}- render. 



