FORTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPORT, FOR I903. 3 



of the Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society around 

 Castle Hill, Scarborough. The Scarborough Museum was. 

 also visited. 



On the Monday the numbers were augmented by members 

 of the East Riding Nature Study Committee. The party 

 divided, the routes being followed as arranged on the circular. 

 After tea, at Foord's Hotel, a meeting was held in the open 

 air, under the chairmanship of Mr. Roebuck. Eighteen Societies 

 were represented. 



A few members stayed in the district over Tuesday. For 

 full report of this meeting see the " Naturalist " for July, 1903. 



Goathland. — The 173rd meeting was held at Goathland, 

 ■on Saturday, June 27th, 1903. 



About fifty members were present, and divided into two 

 parties : the geologists being led by Mr. P. F. Kendall and the 

 Rev. J. Hawell ; the botanists, &c,, being under the guidance of 

 Messrs. J. T. Sewell and W. Ingham. 



Tea was provided at the Goathland Hotel, after which a 

 meeting was held in the open air, under the chairmanship of 

 Mr. Roebuck. On the roll-call being called, thirteen societies 

 were found to be represented. 



Seven members stayed the week-end. A report of this 

 excursion appears in the " Naturalist " for August, 1903. 



Bowes. — The 174th meeting was held at Bowes, for the 

 investigation of the Greta, from August ist to Bank Holiday, 

 August 3rd, 1903. 



Most of the members having assembled at the Unicorn 

 Hotel on the Friday night, an early start was made on Saturday 

 morning, the train being taken as far as Lartington, where 

 Deepdale was entered, and followed up its course, the return 

 journey being made to Bowes on foot. 



On Saturday evening, two dozen members were present at 

 the meeting, which was presided over by Dr. R. Braithwaite, 



Mr. W. Denison Roebuck gave an account of his work 

 during the day, and referred to the fact that an effort was being 

 made to form a Natural History Society in the district. It was 

 decided that the Union should assist those interested as much as 

 possible. Mr. J. J. Burton read a paper "On the Geology and 

 Archaeology of the District," in which several interesting 

 <]uestions were raised. Dr. Braithwaite then gave a short 

 address on "The Study of Mosses," urging the members to 

 take up this interesting subject. He also dealt at some length 

 with the question of nomenclature. 



