SECRETARY S REPORT. 
287 
During the year the important series of investigations into 
the sources of the Aire at Malham have been brought to 
a successful issue, and a report presented by the Hon. Secretary 
to the Bradford Meeting of the British Association was received 
with great interest by the Geological Section. During the year 
the Malham Sub-Committee, consisting of Messrs. C. W. Fennell, 
F.G.S., J. A. Bean, AV. Ackroyd, F.I.C., F. W. Branson, F.I.C., 
J. H. Howarth, F.G.S., P. F. Kendall, F.G.S., and W. Lower 
Carter, M.A. F.G.S. (convener), have held several meetings. 
On November 14th, 1899, Mr. Kendall was able to report 
the excellent reception accorded to the report of the Committee 
at the Dover Meeting of the British Association. A Committee 
of the British Association had been appointed to continue these 
investigations on underground waters, and a grant of .£-10 had 
been made for this purpose. 
The constitution of the British Association Committee was 
as follows :— Professor W. W. Watts, M.A., F.G.S. (Chairman), 
Mr. A. R. Dwerryhouse, F.G.S. (Secretary), Professor A. 
Smithells, Rev. E. Jones, F.G.S., Mr. Walter Morrison, Rev. 
W. Low^er Carter, M.A., F.G.S., Messrs. G. Bray, Thomas 
Fairley, P. F. Kendall, F.G.S., and J. E. Marr, F.R.S. 
The question of the relations of the British Association 
Committee to that of our own Society was carefully considered, 
and, after full discussion, the following resolutions were passed 
unanimously : — 
1. That the Yorkshire Geological and Polytechnic Society 
having commenced the work of investigating the 
Underground Waters of Craven, and having completed 
an important section of that work, desires to con- 
tinue the investigations and to be credited with the 
results obtained. 
2. That, to this end, the Committee appointed by the 
Yorkshire Geological and Polytechnic Society desires 
to carry on the work as heretofore by means of its 
own members, and to present an abstract of the work 
done to the British Association Meeting at Bradford, 
