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Hall ; ReY. T. Powell, Healey Mcarage near IMasham ; Mrs. Pulleine, 

 Clifton Castle near Masham ; Simon T. Scrope, J.P., D.L., Danby- 

 super-Yore ; George Silabon, Hull ; Christopher W. Smith, Harome 

 near Nawton ; Edgar R. Waite, Leeds ; and Henry Weetman, F.Z.S., 

 Howden Hall, Derwent near Sheffield. The roll of Societies was 

 not formally called OYcr, but it was ascertained that representatiYes 

 from the following 17 Societies were present : — Leeds (4 societies), 

 York, Malton, Hull, Halifax, Rotherham, Cleveland, Harrogate (2), 

 Craven, Middlesbrough, Leyburn, Scarborough, and Practical 

 Naturalists' Society. Thanks were unanimously voted to Lord 

 Bolton for permitting members to wander over his estates, and to 

 the Hon. W. T. Orde Powlett for permission to see his Ethnological 

 and Arch^ological museum at Bolton Castle, to Messrs. W. 

 Home, F.G.S., Arthure, J. A. Rodwell, and E. Chapman for their 

 services in guiding the party during the day ; and to the Leyburn 

 Society for securing the use of the Public Hall for the meeting. 

 Thanks were also given to Prof. Green for presiding, and it was 

 determined to dispense with the Sectional reports on account of the 

 fineness of the evening and the desire of members to be in the open 

 air. The Sectional Reports which should have been given were the 

 following : — 



For the Entomological Section, its senior secretary, Mr. G. C. 

 Dennis, of York, reported that only very few members were present, 

 no doubt on account of it being too early in the year, and but four 

 captures were made — viz., Pieris i-apcR^ Vaiiessa urticce, Thera 

 obeliscata^ and larvae of IVudaria imindana. 



The Conchological Section was strongly represented, both its 

 secretaries — Messrs. John Emmet, F.L.S., of Boston Spa, and Baker 

 Hudson, M.C.S., of Redcar — being present, and the shell-collectors 

 on the ground also included Messrs. \V. Cash, F.L.S., Halifax; Wm. 

 Coates, M.C.S., Middlesbrough; W. Denison Roebuck, F.L.S., 

 Leeds; T. x\. Lofthouse, Middlesbrough, and others. Mr. Baker 

 Hudson furnished the report, as follows : — The conchological 

 members, after a brief survey of the museum at Bolton, descended 

 to the lower portions of the castle, where they commenced operations 

 by securing Helix rotimdafa, H. rufesce?is, Pupa uvibilicata^ Arion 

 afer, Limax agresiis, and a good specimen of its uncommon variety 

 7iigra. The direct route was then taken for Scarth Nick, and although 

 the heat had dried up the road-sides, hedge-bottoms, and mossy walls, 

 yet finds were rapidly made. H. arbiistorum was to the fore, quickly ( 

 followed by H. lapicida and H. riifescens. H. rupestfis was abundant : 

 even in the driest situations. Zo?iifes came slowly to hand, but before \ 

 the Nick was reached Z. cry stall inns, Z. piirus and its var. margaritacea | 



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