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of any members taking interest in their particular department. The first 

 section was arranged for vertebrated animals (including ornithology), 

 with Mr. Thomas Lister of Barnsley, and Mr. William Talbot of Wake- 

 field. Second section : Conchology — Messrs. William Nelson of Leeds, 

 and J. Wilcock of Wakefield. Third section : Entomology — Messrs. 

 Geo. T. Porritt, F.L.S., of Huddersfield, and William Prest of York. 

 Fourth section : Botany — Mr. C. P- Hobkirk of Huddersfield, and Dr. 

 Parsons of Goole. Fifth section : Geology — J. Spencer of Halifax, and 

 J. Tindall of Huddersfield. It was arranged that the sections should 

 meet separately from each other immediately after tea, and examine the 

 whole of the specimens belonging to their department, and that ea,ch 

 section should choose its own president and secretary ; that after the 

 sections shall have met for about an hour or so, more or less according to 

 the time at disposal, a combined meeting of the Union shall be held, 

 when the president shall call upon each section in rotation (taking them 

 in different order at successive meetings) to report the most interesting 

 facts brought before it. Thus will be obviated the necessity of naming 

 common things at every meeting, and thus wasting time. Mr. Prest 

 proposed that the name be changed to ''The Yorkshire Naturalists' 

 Union," urging as reasons in favour of this change that it was desirable to 

 associate certain societies which are not in the West Riding, and also to 

 receive information on the Fauna and Flora of the whole county. The 

 motion was seconded by Mr. Poebuck and carried unanimously. On the 

 motion of Dr. Parsons and Mr. E. Hunter, it was resolved that naturahsts 

 residing in places where there is no Naturalists' Society may be admitted 

 members of the Union on payment of not less than 2s. per annum. The 

 Council agreed that the secretaries should be empowered to issue pro- 

 grammes for excursions when thought desirable. It was decided that the 

 payment of delegates' expenses at Council meetings be left to the local 

 societies, and that Wakefield be always the place of meeting when not 

 called on excursion days. On the motion of Dr. Parsons, seconded by 

 Mr. F. Arnold Lees, it was resolved " That it be an instruction to the 

 sectional committees to prepare, at the end of each season, a report of the 

 results achieved during the season in their department, such report to be 

 published if considered of sufficient interest by the Council." After a 

 vote of thanks to the president, proposed by Mr. Hunter and seconded by 

 Mr. Lister, the Council adjourned for tea. After tea the sitting was 

 resumed for the consideration of the proposed testimonial which the 

 annual meeting at Mirfield had resolved should be presented to Mr. 

 J. M. Barber, on his retirement from the secretaryship. After discussion 

 it was arranged that each delegate should request the president of his 

 Society to bring the matter before the members, and to take charge of the 

 contributions. It was resolved that, if possible, the presentation should 

 be made at the Wetherby meeting. Mr. C. P. Hobkirk was appointed 

 treasurer to the fund, and along with Messrs. G. Brook, ter. , and Joseph 

 French, a committee to decide upon the form which it is to take. 



