The General Meeting was held at Hellifielcl, 



8 YORKSHIRE NATURALISTS UNION— ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1 693. 



Kirkby Moorside was the ])Iace selected for the third meeting 

 for the investigation of the neighbourhood of Douthwaite Dale, 

 Sleightholme Dale, and Kirkdale. The President of the Entomo- 

 logical Section, Mr. James H. Rowntree, occupied the chair. 



The valley of the Ribble, from Gisburn to Sawley Abbey, and 

 the Lancashire border was the district chosen for investigation at 



the fourth excursion. 



and was presided over by Mr. R. H. Tiddeman, M.A., F.G.S., 



President of the Geological Section. 



The Fungus Foray and P^xcursion was held at Pocklington for 

 the investigation of the neighbourhood of Barmby, Allerthorpe 

 Common, Kildwick Percy, and Warter. It was originally intended 

 to hold this meeting at Howden, but as this latter place was found 

 to be quite unsuitable for a Fungus Foray, it was decided to go to 



Pocklington instead. 



The average attendance at these excursions has been, if anything, 

 rather larger than in previous years, and would have been much 

 greater but for the very small attendance at the meeting held at 

 Sawley Abbey, owing, most probably, to the inaccessibility of the 



district. 



At the Fungus Foray, the Mycologists had the valuable assistance 



of Mr. Geo. Massee, of the Royal Herbarium, Kew. This excursion 



lasted for three days, and some very good results were obtained. 



The thanks of the Union are again due to ,the Yorkshu'c 

 landowners, who have kmdly granted every facility to members for 

 the investigation of their estates, and the Union is greatly indebted 

 also to the Railway Companies, who have, as ni previous years, been 

 kind enough to assist in every possible way the work of the Umon.^ 



The Societies which constitute the Union are now thirty-six 

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

 Leyburn Literary and Scientific Society, and the Purhvell Wesleyan 

 Field Club having ceased to exist, and by no new Societies having 



been admitted during the year. 



The Statistics which the Secretaries of the different Societies 

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

 the number of associates, the aggregate membership of the tlurty^six 

 societies now amounting to 2,256, a decrease of 62. Adding to this 

 the number of direct members, the total numerical strength is 2,720. 



The Membership now stands at 464, being 26 Life Members, 

 7 Honorary Life Members, and 431 Ordinary Members, an increase 



of but two upon the previous year. 



During the year 32 new members have been elected. 



The Union' has to deplore the loss of a few earnest supporters by 





