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The Secretary was instructed to correspond with Lord Ripon as 
to date and place for the Annual Meeting. 
Council Meeting, Philosophical Hall, Leeds, October 12th, 1894. 
The chair was taken by Mr. R. Carter, F.G.S. 
Present : — Messrs. Reynolds, Cash, Parke, Tate, Stather, Fennell, 
Howarth, and Carter (Hon. Secretary). 
Letters of regret for non-attendance were read from Messrs. 
Atkinson, Simpson, and Stubbins. 
The minutes of the previous Council Meeting were read and 
confirmed. 
The Secretary reported that Lord Ripon's engagements made it 
impossible for him to preside at the Annual Meeting. 
The Secretary reported that he had been in communication with 
the Bradford members with respect to holding the meeting in that 
town. 
The preliminary arrangements were approved. 
A letter was received from Mr. C. Fox-Strangways resigning his 
seat on the Council on account of his removal to Leicester. His 
resignation was accepted with regret. 
Mr. Thos. Tate, F.G.S., resigned his position of Local Secretary 
for Bradford. Mr. J. E. Wilson was nominated as his successor. 
Resolved that the best thanks of the Council be given to Mr. 
Tate for his sixteen years' valuable services. 
Resolved that Mr. Tate be nominated to fill the vacancy in the 
Council caused by the resignation of Mr. C. Fox-Strangways. 
A letter was read from Mr. E. E. Speight, B.A., who had 
removed to Oxford, resigning his position as Local Secretary for the 
Skipton District, and also as Secretary of the Upper Wharfedale 
Exploration Committee. 
Resolved that a meeting of the Exploration Committee be sum- 
moned in Leeds on October 17th. 
Resolved that Mr. G. H, Parke, F.G.S , be added to the Wharfe- 
dale Exploration Committee. 
