FORTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT, FOR I904. 3 



•Canister quarries, under the leadership of Mr. W. Kirby, Mr. 

 W. Denison Roebuck, Mr. F. Booth, and the Rev. W. L. 

 •Carter, M. A. In the afternoon, about 150 inembers were con- 

 veyed to Lawns House by wagonette, and entertained by the 

 President and Mrs. Pawson. A pleasant afternoon was spent in 

 the gardens, and tea was provided. A report of this excursion 

 -appears in the "Naturalist" for August. Representatives of 

 most of the societies were present. 



Buckden. — A glorious week-end was spent at Buckden, in 

 Upper Wharfedale, from July 30th to August ist (Bank Holiday). 

 Arriving at Buckden on Friday night, an early start was 

 made on the next morning to examine the district round 

 Oughtershaw Hall, under the leadership of the Rev. Trevor 

 Basil Woodd, who, together with Miss Woodd, kindly entertained 

 the party to tea at the Hall. An excellent series of drawings of 

 flowering plants and fungi, by the Misses Woodd, was exhibited. 

 On the following day the whole party ascended Buckden Pike, 

 under the able leadership of Mr. Harold Wager, F.R.S. Monday 

 was devoted, with good results, to an examination of the estates 

 -of Miss Crompton-Stansfield. The herd of Fallow Deer in the 

 park was seen. The party was subsequently entertained to tea 

 by Mr. and Mrs. Wager. On Monday evening the usual 

 meeting was held, under the presidency of Mr. Pawson. Near 

 midnight the party assisted Mr. Roebuck in his search for Limax 

 flavics. An illustrated report of this excursion appears in the 

 September " Naturalist," and the same journal for October 

 contains a paper by Mr. Roebuck on " The Molluscan Fauna of 

 Langstrothdale," as a result of the work of the conchologists on 

 this excursion. 



Dent was the place chosen for the 183rd meeting 

 on the 3rd September. Thanks to the efforts of the local 

 secretary, Mr. W. Robinson, with the help of Messrs. Handley 

 and Davidson, this excursion proved most enjoyable. The mem- 

 bers had previously obtained an idea of the geology of the district 

 on their visit to Sedbergh, a few years previously, and on the 

 present occasion, the party being largely geological, was far from 

 disappointed. The October " Naturalist " contains a full report 

 of this meeting. 



Rokeby. — The Annual Fungus Foray was held at Creta 

 Bridge, Rokeby, from September 24th to September 29th, and 

 was well attended. Under the capable management of the 

 Secretary of the Mycological Committee, Mr. C. Crossland, it 

 proved most successful, as shewn by the report and list of species 

 collected, which appear in the November " Naturalist." The 

 evenings were spent in examining the specimens collected, and 

 in hearing and discussing the following papers: — "Recent 



