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secretary's report. 
The Society commenced the year with two hundred and seven 
members. During the year the number has been reduced by the 
death of four members. Lt.-Colonel Louis J. Crossley, J.P., of 
Halifax, was a Vice-President, and took much interest in the Society. 
His researches in Electrical Science are well known ; his discoveries 
have been of great importance, and the value of some of them has 
been demonstrated by their universal adoption for commercial and 
other purposes. At the Annual Meeting at Halifax, in 1882, 
Colonel Crossley presided and afterwards entertained the members. 
The members of the Society joined with those of the Geologists' 
Association of London, in an excursion on the Yorkshire Coast, 
extending over the greater part of a week, commencing on Monday, 
August 3rd, and continuing until Saturday, August 8th. The 
Societies met at Driffield, and from thence investigated the strata 
exhibited on the shore from Bridlington to Whitby. 
The Annual Meeting of the members was held at the Philo- 
sophical Hall, Leeds, on "Wednesday, November 4th, 1891. The 
President, the Marquis of Ripon, occupied the chair and gave an 
address. In addition to the ordinary business the following papers 
were read : — 
Thomas Hick, B.A., B.Sc, "On the present state of our knowledge 
of the Calamita)." 
Chas. E. De Ranee, F.G.S., of H.M. Geological Survey, "On the 
Underground Waters of Lincolnshire." 
James E. Bedford, F.G.S., "On some Glacial Sections at Meanwood, 
near Leeds." 
Rev. J. Stanley Tute, B.A., " On a Permian Conglomerate at Mark- 
ington." 
George R. Vine, " Notes on some new or but little known Eocene 
Polyzoa." 
George R. Vine, " On the Palseozoic Ctenostomatous Polyzoa." 
Rev. E. Maule Cole, M.A., F.G.S., " Notes on some Sands on the 
Wolds." 
