FORTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPORT, FOR I903. 23 



to grant cheap railway facilities to any members of Scientific 

 and Natural History Societies on any of their journeys for 

 scientific purposes. 



It is recommended that Mr. West be re-appointed to represent 

 the Union at the British Association. 



The "Naturalist." — The "Naturalist" has appeared 

 regularly each month, and has been the means of placing before 

 its readers, generally at the earliest moment, not only what has 

 been done by the Union collectively and individually, but also 

 by Naturalists belonging to our other Northern counties, who 

 are necessarily outside our Union which confines its work of 

 investigation to Yorkshire only. The new editors have intro- 

 duced several fresh features into the journal, and under their 

 untiring and well directed energy, have more than maintained 

 its former high standard of excellence. They are to be heartily 

 congratulated on a success which has undoubtedly placed the 

 Union's organ in the very front rank of provincial natural 

 history journals. 



The Presidency of the Union for 1904 has been ofl'ered 

 to and accepted by Mr. A. H. Pawson, J. P., F.L.S. 



Your Executive wishes to record its appreciation of the 

 services rendered by Mr. W. Denison Roebuck, F.L.S., during 

 his year of office. 



The Financial Position of the Union.— The year began 

 with a debt to the late Hon. Treasurer (Mr. Roebuck) of ^96, 

 and further liabilities of upwards of /"So for printing Transactions, 

 &c. The latter have all been discharged, and all accounts paid, 

 leaving the cash deficit increased from ^'96 to £116, to set against 

 which is the value of the Library. The "Naturalist" has in- 

 curred a loss of j^22 this year (which is included in the foregoing 

 figures), but it is hoped and expected to be self-supporting in 

 future. Altogether, the financial position is more promising, but 

 not entirely free from anxiety. 



