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YORKSHIRE NATURALISTS' UNION. 



30th ANNUAL REPORT, for 1891. 



In presenting the 30th Annual Report and Statement of Accounts 

 the Executive has to congratulate tlie members upon a year of stead}' 

 and continued progress, and valuable work, the publications have 

 been quite up to the average, while the interest evinced in the 

 excursions has been greater than in previous years, and a large 

 amount of work has been acliieved by the various Committees 

 appointed for special research. 



The Meeting's held during the year liave been five in numl^cr 

 as usual, one for each division of the county. 



The districts ciiosen for investigation and the dates of the 

 meetings were as follows : — 



May iSlh, Whit^Monday. Leckhy Crirr. 

 June 20th, Saturday, (.rass Wood. 

 July iitli, Saturday, Hayburn Wykc. 



August 3rd, iJank Holiday ^Monday, York Dale and Sledmere. 

 Scptcmljcr i6t]i aiul I7t]i, Wednesday and Thursday, Doncaster, for a 

 l^\uigus Foray in P>ilingLoa and Wadworlli Woods. 



The usual (lescri[)tive circular for each excursion was issued to 

 members and associates. A new feature was introduced in the shape 

 of a small map sliowing the particular tract of country to be 

 investigated, and it is believed that this departure was generally 

 ap])reciated. 



The opening excursion of the year was organised for the investi- 

 gation of the lower portion of the drainage area of the river Swale. 

 The meeting, which was presided over by Mr. Cliarles Ijrownridge, 

 F.G.S., President of the Leeds Cjeological Association, was held at 

 Brafferton, whence the woods at Baldersbyand Teckby Carr and the 

 district around Cundall and Azenby were explored by a large number 

 of memberSj associates, and frientls. 



Grassington was selected for the second meeting, when the 

 general l)ody of members confined their attention to Grass Wood, 

 while those Geologically inclined examined the Reef Knolls at Cracoe 

 and Thorpe, under the competent guidance of Mr. R. H. Tiddeman, 

 M,A., F.G.S. Mr. G. T. l^orritt, F.L.S., President of the Entomo- 

 logical Section, occupied the chair at the general meeting. One 

 result of this excursion was that several additions were made to the 

 published fauna of the district. 



The third meeting was held at Hayburn Wyke for the exploration 

 of that part of the Yorkshire Coast lying between Hayburn "Wyke 

 and the Peak, including the Undercliff, Hayburn Beck, S t a i n t ondale, 



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