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YORKSHIRE NATUKAI.ISTP UNION — ANNUAL REPORT. 



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Cloughton Moor, and Wyke; The general meeting was presided over 

 by Mr. C. P. Hobkirk, F.L.S., President of the Botanical Section. 



AVetwang-on-tlic-Wolds was the scene of tlie August meeting, whicli 

 was arranged for the examination of York Dale and Sledmerc. On 

 this occasion, tlic Entomologists were successful in verifying an 

 important record made by the Rev. R. Mauie Cole, M.A., F.G.S., 

 "vix. — the occurrence of the Marbled White Butterfly, a species which 

 had been regarded as extinct iti ^^ork'^liife for many years. At the 

 meeting, lield under the cliairmauship of the Rev. Wm. Fowler, M.A., 

 an ex-prcsident of the Union, a liope, was expressed that measures 

 might be taken to protect so interesting and conspicuous an Insect 

 in its last remaining Yorkshire habitat, a hope in which your Executive 

 'iiost carnestl)' join. 



On Septeml.)er i6th, a Fungus Foray took place in the neighbour- 

 liood of Doncaster, at which the Union had the benefit of the presence 

 of Mr. .George Mnssee, F.R.M.S., and Prof C. B. Plowright, F.L.S. 

 1 he Foray was quite as successful as its ]M"edccessors of 'Si and '8S, 

 ^^rid was the means of adding about thirty species of Fungi to the 

 West Yorkshire List. 



In connection with this Foray, and on the day following It, the 

 ''■^st meeting of the year was held for the exploration of the woods at 

 Etllington and \A^ad\vonh. The chair was occupied by the Rev. 

 Wm. Fowler, M.A. 



On all die excursions, arrangements had been made to enable 

 photographers to have tlie use of ' Dark Rooms' in which to change 

 dieir plates if required. The Hon. Secretaries would have no 

 objection to repeat these arrangements another year if thought 

 advisable, but they would mention that so (av as they are aware, the 

 privilege has not on any single occasion been made use of. 



As on previous occasions the Yorkshire landowners ha\e again 

 ^een kind enough to assist In every possible way the work which the 

 l^nion takes m hand, as have also the Railway Companies whose 

 ^'^es run through the county, the Union being in especial indebted 

 ^o the North Eastern Railway Compau}-. 



The Societies which constitute the Union are now thirty-eight 

 in number, a decrease of one from last year; this is caused by the 

 Keighley Scientific and Literary Society having ceased to exist, 

 ^nd by no new Societies having been admitted during the year. 



The Statistics which the Secretaries of the different Societies 

 have again been kind enough to furnish, show a slight diminution in 

 the immber of associates, the aggregate n.-tembership of the Uiirty eight 

 societies now amounting to 2,488, a decrease of 92. Adding to this 

 the number of direct members, the total numerical strength is 2,950. 



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