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investigation was made to include a rather wider extent of ground, ali, 

 however, lying between Wakefield and Barnsley. Five routes were 

 arranged, and for the most part carried out according to programme, 

 although the attendance was not at all what it ought to have been in a 

 rich district so convenient of access for the masses of the members of the 

 West Riding societies. Mr. C. W. Richardson, one of the local secre- 

 taries, conducted a party which left Haigh station for WooUey Edge, 

 Seccar Lane, and Woolley Hall, park, and gardens, returning from 

 Crigglestone station. The other local secretary, Mr. E. B. Wriggles- 

 worth, led a party which, starting from Darton station, visited Pye, 

 Husband, Wind Hill, Cow-car and Haigh Hill Woods, and also returned 

 from Crigglestone station. A party, led by Mr. J. Wilcock, and mostly 

 conchologists, left Kirkgate station, Wakefield, proceeding by way of 

 Belle Yue to Agbrigg, thence along the banks of the Wakefield and 

 Barnsley Canal to Haw Park, and afterwards through Chevet Woods, 

 returning to Wakefield by way of Sandal, Castle Hill, and Moat. Mr. 

 J. L. Chaplin's party left Westgate station for Walton, from which they 

 visited Berg and Greenside quarries, and afterwards keeping the high 

 road through Winterset and Ryhill Pits, returned from Ryhill station. 

 Mr. J. Wainwright, F.L.S., president of the Wakefield Society, and a 

 small party, drove in the afternoon to Woolley Hall and Park. There 

 were also a few members exploring the district on their own account, 

 unconnected with any party. At 5-25 p.m. an excellent tea was provided 

 in the Board School, Westgate, the sectional and general meetings being 

 also held there. The chair of the general meeting was occupied by the 

 Rev. Wm. Fowler, M. A., vice-president. It was found that the Barnsley, 

 Bradford (2), Dewsbury, Doncaster, Heckmondwike, Huddersfield (Liter- 

 ary and Scientific Society), Ilkley, Leeds (3), Liversedge, Malton, Ripon, 

 and Wakefield societies were represented. The individual attendance 

 was very meagre, only about 40 or 50 members being present. The 

 minutes of the Grassington meeting were read and confirmed. Thanks 

 were voted to Sir Lionel Pilkington and Mr. G. B. Wentworth for 

 permission to visit their estates, to the Wakefield School Board for the 

 use of the Schools, and to the local secretaries, on the proposition of Mr. 

 Thomas Lister. The list of new subscribers included Dr. Crowther and 

 Mr. T. Stevens, both of Wakefield. Mr. Lister then handed in a notice 

 of motion on behalf of Mr. W. E. Brady, the secretary of the Barnsley 

 Naturalists' Society, to the efiect that at an early meeting of the Union 

 he should move, either personally or by deputy, the following resolution : * 



That having taken into consideration the large number of our members 

 who, from commercial and other engagements, are unable to attend the 

 Saturday meetings, and having further considered the objectionable 

 efi"ects which the prohibitory system now followed admittedly exercises 

 upon the members thus debarred from attending an equitable share of 

 the Union's meetings ; this meeting recommends that in future one-half 

 of the excursions and meetings of this Union should be held on Satur- 



