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SECRETARY'S REPORT. 
It is with pleasure that we are able to state thatathe Society 
continues to advance in prosperity. Four general meetings — one 
in the East Riding, one in the North Riding", and two in the West 
Riding, have been held during the present year. 
In January, the Society met at Halifax, when our esteemed 
President, the Marquis of Ripon, presided at the meeting. Since 
that time his Lordship has been called upon to exercise much higher 
functions, and to preside over a great nation as the Viceroy of 
India. An opportunity was taken, previous to our president's 
departure for India, to congratulate him on the appointment to so 
dignified a position, and to assure his Lordship of the continued 
good wishes of the Society. 
In April the Society met at York. Many of the antiquities of 
the city were pointed out by Canon Raine, and Dr, Tempest 
Anderson, and some time was spent in the Museum, under the 
guidence of Dr. Purvis. The third meeting was held at Middles- 
brough, in the early part of July, in the rooms of the Literary and 
Philosophicial Society. Mr. Belk, the president of the Society, 
occupied the chair and delivered an address. The Society is much 
indebted to the gentlemen named, and also to the Rev. Thos. 
Adams, of York, and to Dr. W. Y. Veitch, and to Mr. Ward, of 
Middlesbrough, for their kind and ready assistance. On the day 
following the meeting - , the members present and several other 
gentlemen under the guidance of Mr. Barron, of H.M. Geological 
Survey, had a Geological excursion to Loftus and Saltburn. The 
present meeting is the annual meeting held at Leeds, with Dr. T. 
Clifford Allbutt, President of the Literary and Philosophical So- 
ciety, in the chair. 
The number of members still increases. Last year the number 
was 207, at the present there are 234 names registered ; being a 
gain of 27 during the year. 
