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REPORT OF THE JUBILEE MEETING OF THE YORKSHIRE 
GEOLOGICAL AND POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY. 
1837—1887. 
The Annual fleeting of the Yorkshire Geological and Polytechnic 
Society was held at the Town Hall, Ripon, on Saturday, Oct. 22nd, 
1887. The President, the Marquis of Ripon, K G., LL D., Sic, occu- 
pied the chair, and among others present were the following : — Prof. 
J. "W. Judd, F.R.S., President of the Geological Society, London, 
Prof. A H. Green, F,R.S., Prof. L. C. Miall, Prof. N, Bodington, M.A., 
Rev. J. S. Tute, Rev. W. C. Lukis ; Messrs. J. Arthur Bmns, 
Thos. Ormerod, James Booth, W. Townend, J, B, Dewhirst, S. A. 
Adamson, R. Carter, W, Home, J. E. Bedford, Wm. Cash (treasurer), 
J. W. Davis (secretary), R. Reynolds, S. Seal, W. Rowley, S. T. 
Rigge, T. Tate, E. Slater, P. Sykes, W. Stott, R. E. Steel, S. Jury, 
Thos. Pratt, Arthur Briggs, T. Carter Mitchell, J. H. G. Davis, 
G. Buckley, Percy Davis, R. Peach, C. H, Bould, G. Harrison, 
C. Middleton, M. G. Dobson, W, Carr, and others. 
The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and 
passed, the Secretary mentioned that letters of apology had been 
received from Dr. Henry Woodward, F.R.S., Mr. R. Etheridge, F.R.S., 
Mr. W. H. Huddleston, F.R.S., Mr. J. W. Woodall (Scarborough), 
Messrs, W. Gregson, T. ^Y Embleton, Jno, Leach, G. W. Lamplugh, 
G. R. Vine, and Thos. Shaw, M.P, 
Mr. James W. Davis then read the annual report as follows : — 
It is with pleasure that the condition of the' Society can be 
spoken of as continuously progressive. During the past year 
the number of members has been increased from 215 to 218, exclusive 
of those to be proposed for membership to day. 
Three meetings, including the present one, have been held 
during the year. The first meeting was held at Halifax on July 13th, 
at which Mr. Alderman James Booth presided, and afterwards 
entertained the members present at dinner at his residence. Papers 
were r^^od by the Treasurer, W. Cash, Esq., "On the genus 
Calamostachys " ; by Rev. E. Maule Cole, M.A., "On the dry valleys 
