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MINUTES AND BALANCE SHEET. 
Meeting of the Council at the Philosophical Hall, Leeds, 
March 19th, 1879. 
Mr. W. Sykes Ward in the chair. Present — Messrs. Ward, 
Davis, and Lister. 
The Hon. Secretary read the minutes of last meeting, which 
were confirmed. 
Moved by the Hon. Secretary, seconded by Mr. Lister, and 
carried — "That the following accounts be paid : — Messrs. 
M'Corquodale & Co., 18s. 3d.; Mr. Ed. Wormald, 
£19 2s. 6d." 
Moved by Mr. Ward, seconded by Mr. Lister, and carried — 
"That £6 4s., the amount of expenses incurred by the 
Hon. Secretary, be paid." 
Moved by the Hon. Secretary, seconded by Mr. Lister, and 
carried — "That the next meeting be at Barnsley, on 
April 9th ; and that Papers be read by Messrs. Cash, 
Seal, A. R. Kell, and Dr. Parsons." 
Meeting of the Society at Barnsley, on Wednesday, April 9th, 
1879. 
The members and friends met at Barnsley at noon, and drove 
to the Barrow Colliery, Worsbro' Park, the property of the Barrow 
Hematite Steel Company, Limited. They were met by Messrs. 
Kell, the Engineers to the Company, who had made the necessary 
arrangements for an early descent; and the members being divided 
into two groups, one under the guidance of the manager, Mr. 
C. Beevers, the other that of the deputy, Mr. J. Roebuck, an 
examination of the workings was made. These are especially 
interesting since the Silkstone Coal has been won below the 
Barnsley bed. The depth of the mine is 469 yards. 
The afternoon meeting was held at 3 p.m., at the Queen Hotel. 
The chair was occupied by W. S. Stanhope, Esq., M.P., 
vice-president. 
The Hon. Secretary read the minutes of the general meeting, 
held at Wakefield, on October 23rd, 1878, which were 
adopted. 
