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YORKSHIRE NATURALISTS' UNION. 



33rd ANNUAL REPORT, for 1894. 



The year wliich is now coming to a close has not been marked by 

 ■any very striking events, but the work of the Union has been carried 

 on with tlic usual amount of vigour and success. 



The Meetings held during the year have been five in number 

 as usual, one for each division of the county. ■ 



The districts chosen for investigation and the dates of the 

 meetings were as follows : — 



May 14, Whil Monday : Sedbergb. 

 June 16, vSaUnxlay : Ferrybridge. 

 July 14, Saturday : Knaresborough. 

 Aug. 6, Bank Holiday Monday : South Cave. 



Sep. 3 and 4, Monday and Tuesday : (Fungus Foray and Excursion), 

 Mulgrave Woods, Whitley. 



The usual descriptive circular for each excursion was issued to 



members and associates. 



The opening excursion of the year was held at Sedbergh for the 

 investigation of the neighbourhood of Dowbiggin, Lune VaUey, and 

 UldalCj and owing to the great assistance rendered by the local 

 members was in aU respects a thorough success. The President of 

 the Union, Mr. R. H. Tiddeman, occupying the chair. 



The second excursion was held at Ferrybridge for the investiga- 

 tion of the neighbourhood of Pontefract, Fryston, and Byram Parks. 

 The Rev. W. Fowler, M.A., an exThxsident of the Union, occupied 



the chair. 



The thhd meeting was held at Knaresborough, when the 



jjicturesque valley of the Nidd was explored. This was the best 

 attended meeting of the year. The Rev. W. Fowler, M.A., occupied 



the chair at the general meeting afterwards. 



The neighbourhood of Drewton Dale, Weedley Springs, and 

 AVold Dale, was the scene of the fourth meeting. The general 

 meeting afterwards was held at South Cave, the President of the 

 Entomological Section, Mr. J. H. Rowntrec, occupying the chair. 



The Fungus foray and excursion was held at Whitby, for the 

 investigation of Mulgrave and Arncliffe Woods. At this meeting the 

 Mycologists had the valuable assistance of Mr. Geo. Massee, of Kew, 

 ■and Mr. Carleton Rea, M.A., B.C.L., of Worcester. This excursion 

 lasted four days, but owirig to the weather was not as successful as 

 in some former years. Mr. J. H. Rowntree occupied the chair. 



The average attendance at these meetings has been quite up to 

 the standard of former vears. 





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