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SECEETAEY'S EEPOET. 
Your Committee have again pleasure in congratulating 
the Society on its continued prosperity and success. At the 
last annual meeting, held at Huddersfield, the name and 
sphere of operations were extended so as to embrace the 
whole of the county, and the style of "West Eiding" was 
merged in the more comprehensive title of the " Yorkshire 
Geological and Polytechnic Society." The great addition of 
48 members, or about 30 per cent, of the entire number con- 
stituting the Society, is a sufficient proof that the alteration 
has been appreciated. 
The usefulness of the Society in spreading geological 
knowledge, and affording opportunity to gentlemen and 
students to discuss and publish the result of their investiga- 
tions, in this and allied branches of science, in the North and 
East Eidings, it is hoped may be commensurate with the 
expectations expressed at our last annual meeting. During 
the present year meetings have been held at Selby, Scar- 
borough, and Wakefield, and ten papers have been contributed 
to these meetings. Of these, four are by members not resid- 
ing in the West Eiding, and on subjects relating to the 
geology of the recently included area. 
The Local Secretaries managing the affairs of the Society 
in various towns are now twelve in number. During the 
past year the following gentlemen have been appointed : — 
Sowerby Bridge, . . Jno. Marshall, Esq. 
Thirsk, .... Ed. Gregson, Esq. 
Bridlington, . . . J. W. Lamplugh, Esq. 
Huddersfield, 
Wakefield, 
C. P. Hobkirk, Esq., F.L.S. 
Geo. Bailey, Esq. 
