FORTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT, FOR I906. 
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General Committee. — The following were added to the 
permanent general committee : — 
H. Culpin, 36, Nether Hall Road, Doncaster. 
Gr. Grace, B.Sc, 38, Windsor Road, Doncaster. 
A. Whitaker, Savile House, Worsborough Bridge, Barnsley. 
Miss M. A. Johnson, B.Sc, LL.A., Bradford. 
Transactions. — During the year the members have received 
the final part of Baker's North Yorkshire," which principally 
consists of a list of the mosses and hepatics, prepared by Mr. M. 
B. Slater. This was issued in April, and forms part 33 of our 
Transactions, being the sixth instalment of "North Yorkshire,"" 
the first of which appeared in 1888. Your Executive therefore has 
pleasure in announcing that still another of the monographs which 
the Union has undertaken has been completed. The part issued 
to the members this year contains 288 pages. A number of copies 
of the complete work of " North Yorkshire " have been bound up, 
and it is to be hoped that the sale of these will go towards paying 
the cost of printing the final part. 
" The Fung-US Flora."— The cost of the production of The 
Fungus Flora" has been borne by the Mycological Committee and 
a few friends. The committee were anxious that the flora should be 
proceeded with ; and seeing that the funds of the Union would not 
allow of its being printed within any definite period, they decided 
to raise a Guarantee Fund to ensure the Union against any serious 
financial risk. At the Helmsley Fungus Foray in 1903, seven of the 
members guaranteed £40 among them. This was supplemented 
by other members of the Union unconnected with the Mycological 
Committee, but willing to help the work forward. Ultimately the 
fund reached £$2, 7s. It was made up as follows : — W. N. 
Cheesman, £10, later increased to £1$; C. Crossland, £10; G. 
Massee, £^ ; Alfred Clarke, ; Thos. Gibbs, £^ ; J. Wms. 
Sutclifife, £iy IS. ; C. H. Broadhead, £1, is. Other members of 
the Union — ^John Farrah, £^ ; U. Bairstow, R. H. Philip, A. G. 
Robertshaw, J. J. Burton, and W. D. Roebuck, £1, is. each. 
As the work proceeded, it was found that the matter it was 
desirable to insert, exceeded expectations. The cost eventually 
amounted to about £ys- This has been reduced by sales to 
£6^y 5s. lod., leaving a balance of about £12 to be made good. 
Mr. Crossland proposed to the executive that he would undertake 
this, in addition to his ;^io guaranteed, and settle Browns' claim 
in full, on condition that the remaining stock be handed over to 
him. This will free the Union from any further responsibility in 
the matter ; 499 copies have been distributed free to the members 
of the Union as Transactions, and sent out as Exchanges. Your 
executive thanked Mr. Crossland for his liberal offer, and decided 
to accept his terms. 
