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members. The Library and Collections are being managed 

 without cost to the Union, but a small portion of the original 

 debt still remains (lo/-), towards which we shall be glad to 

 receive donations." 



It is recommended that Mr. T. W. Woodhead be re-elected 

 Librarian to the Committee. 



Tlie Library. — The members of the General Committee 

 who had been specially summoned by the circular convening the 

 Goathland meeting, met on June 27th, and, after the chairman, 

 Mr. W. Denison Roebuck had spoken, unanimously passed the 

 following resolution, on the proposition of Mr. P. F. Kendall, 

 seconded by Mr. E. Hawkesworth : — "That the Executive 

 Committee of the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union be empowered 

 to deal with the library of the Union in such a manner as they 

 think best in the interests of the Union." 



Report of tlie Delegate to the Meeting of the British 

 Association. — Mr. W. West writes : — Your Delegate attended 

 the two meetings of the corresponding Societies. The Presi- 

 dent, Sir Norman Lockyer, attended during the earlier part 

 of the meeting. He spoke for a short time, but said that 

 he had not come to address the meeting, but to hear the 

 opinions of any of those present. Some of the speakers 

 advocated that influence ought to be brought to bear on 

 Members of Parliament by all Local Scientific Societies, 

 with a view to interesting them in the endeavour to obtain 

 adequate grants from the Government for Science and 

 Education, the opinion being freely expressed that the in- 

 tention of Sir Norman Lockyer's Presidential Address ought 

 to be realised. Other subjects were: — "The Work of the 

 Corresponding Societies in Relation to Scientific Organisa- 

 tion " ; " The Botanical Survey of Counties " (a paper on 

 which was read by Messrs. Smith and Rankin, which would 

 have been more appropriate in the Botanical Section) ; "Explora- 

 tion and Registration — Work for County Local Societies." The 

 following subjects were recommended as suitable work for local 

 Societies : — " Study of the Natural History and Archaeology of 

 the District " ; " Educational Work (in Science) " ; " Formation 

 of Local Museums." Your Delegate failed to observe anything 

 very new, although there were many speakers and suggestions, 

 many more would-be orators failed to catch the " Speaker's 

 eye " in time. Another discussion took place with regard to 

 approaching the Railway Companies in order to induce them 



* This debt has since been cleared by an •anon3'mous donor. 



