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several of the members, and feeling allusions were made to the 
loss which Yorkshire geology has sustained by his decease. 
The second day's excursion, on Saturday, July 16th, was 
devoted to fossil hunting in the rich coralline beds of Settrington 
and North Grimston. Numbers of fine corals and other charac- 
teristic fossils were obtained, and the day was completed by a 
visit to the Chalk Quarries at Ludwith. Before the members 
separated, a hearty vote of thanks was given to the Rev. E. 
Maule Cole, M.A., for his genial and instructive leadership. 
The Council much regret to have to report the decease since 
our last annual meeting, of three members ; Mr. Stephen 
Seal, F.G.S., of the Darfield Quarries, who joined the Society in 
1869, the Rev. J. Stanley Tute, B.A., Vicar of Markington, who 
since 1875 has been a valued investigator of Yorkshire geology, 
and who has contributed several valuable papers to our Proceedings,, 
and Mr. Edward Brooke, F.G.S., of Huddersfield. 
The position of Local Secretary for Huddersfield, which has 
been vacant since the lamented death of Mr. Joseph Field, has 
now been filled by the acceptance of the office by Mr. Samuel Jury. 
Our Proceedings, Vol. XIII., Part 3, was issued during the 
summer, and contained, in addition to several valuable papers, 
a series of excellent views of Filey Bay and Brigg, reproduced 
from the negatives of Mr. Godfrey Bingley, to whom the best 
thanks of the Council are due. It is hoped that Part 4, which 
will complete Vol. XIII., will be published and issued to the 
members in the spring of 1899. 
With regard to next year's general meetings and excursions, 
the Council suggest that the following centres should be chosen: — 
Middlesbrough with excursions in Cleveland, and Upper Calderdale 
with headquarters at Todmorden, or the district round Clitheroe. 
The Council desire to acknowledge with best thanks, the 
receipt of a parcel of books and pamphlets for the library from 
Mr. William Whitaker, P.G.S., F.R.S. As usual our Proceedings 
have been forwarded to leading scientific societies in all parts of 
the world, and exchanges of their publications in return have 
been received from the following societies : — 
