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of Scoria dealhata ; Mr. William Simmons a box of fine Tortrices and 

 Tinece, also a specimen of Indian corn grown in his garden ; the secretary 

 (Mr. Prest) some very fins preserved larvae, a pair of black Epunda lutu- 

 le7ita, variety Luenebergensis, taken in Scotland, also a series of Nola 

 stu'igula, Botys asinalis, Dicror-ampha tanacetana, Cataptria aspidiscana, and 

 Argynnis Paphia, variety Valezina, from the New Forest ; Mr. Webster 

 exhibited a collection of finely-mounted plants, and then read a paper on 

 the various kinds of India-rubber trees, illustrating his remarks by 

 showing several leaves of trees, difierent forms of India-rubber, &c. 



West Riding Consolidated Naturalists' Society. — The council of 

 the West Riding Consolidated Naturalists' Society, consisting of seven 

 oflEicers elected at the W.R.C.N.S. last October, and of delegates subse- 

 quently elected by the local societies, held its first meeting at Wakefield, 

 on Saturday afternoon, the 2nd December. The officers present were 

 Rev. William Fowler, M.A., of Liversedge, president ; Messrs. J. M. 

 Barber of Heckmondwike, Thomas Lister of Barnsley, and H. Franklin 

 Paisons, M.D., of Goole, vice-presidents ; and the two secretaries, 

 Messrs. George Brook, ter., of Huddersfield, and William Denison 

 Roebuck of Leeds. The delegates present were : Messrs. Robert Smith, 

 Heckmondwike ; B. Beevers, Clayton West ; A. R. Kell, f).E-, Barnsley ; 

 William Talbot, Wakefield ; C. C. Hanson, Stainland ; James Rothery, 

 Liversedge ; Edwin Stoks, Mirfield ; Allan Boothroyd, Honley ; William 

 Rushforth, Middlestown ; B. lUingworth, Bradford ; John Grassham, 

 William Nelson, and F. Arnold Lees, F.L.S., Leeds ; E. Hunter, Goole ; 

 William Prest, York; C. P. Hobkirk and J. French, Huddersfield 

 (Literary and Scientific Society). From various reasons the delegates 

 from Ovenden, Ripponden, Holmfirth, Selby, Huddersfield (Naturalists' 

 Society), Rastrick, and Paddock, were not present. The times and 

 places of the meetings for 1877 were arranged as follows : — 1. Wetherby, 

 Easter Monday, April 2nd : 2. Sherburn (for Bishops Wood), Whit 

 Monday, May 21st : 3. Nostell Priory, Saturday afternoon, June 16th ; 

 4. Shipley Glen, Saturday afternoon, July 14th : 5. Goole, Bank 

 Holiday Monday, August 6th : 6. Norland Moor, Saturday afternoon, 

 September 8th : 7- Annual Meeting at Wakefield, Saturday, October 6th. 

 The two secretaries then moved and seconded a resolution that there 

 shall be no increase in the amounts to be levied from the various 

 societies, but that any extra expenses shall be met in some other manner. 

 Mr. Hobkirk supported, and pointed out that the secretaries had proposed 

 this resolution with the view of removing any misapprehensions, and of 

 reassuring the members that they would not be called upon to pay more 

 than they have already done. Ou the motion of Mr. Hobkirk, seconded 

 by Dr. Parsons, it was resolved that the meetings shall be divided into 

 sections for the purpose of studying the various subjects to greater advan- 

 tage than has hitherto been done. It was arranged that for the present 

 five sections be formed, and that two members be nominated for each, as 

 the nucleus of a sectional committee, with instructions to add the names 



