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HONORARY SECRETARIES' REPORT, 1908. 
The work of the Society has been carried on smoothly and 
successfully for another twelve months. The number of members 
reported at the close of last year was 218. During the year 
we have lost by death three valued members of our Society, 
Dr. H. Clifton Sorby, F.R.S., one of the foremost scientific 
men of this generation, whose love for and interest in York- 
shire geology never flagged, and was for 57 years a m.ember 
of our Society ; Sir Thomas Brooke, Bart., of Huddersfield, 
who had been a member for 31 years, and Mr. Jolm Farrali, 
F.R.Met.S., of Harrogate, who joined the Society in 1895. Five 
members have resigned their membership, but nine new members 
have been elected, leaving a net gain of one at the close of the 
year. 
At the Centenary celebration of the Geological Society 
this Society was represented by a delegate, Rev. C. T. Pratt, 
M.A. At the February Council Meeting a letter was read from 
the President and Secreta-ries of the Geological Society thanking 
us for our address of congratulation and representation by 
a delegate, and asking our acceptance of a copy of the " History 
of the Geological Society " for our library, as a memento of this 
interesting celebration. The letter was ordered to be entered 
on the minutes and thanks were returned for the gift of the 
History. At the same Council Meeting Dr. A. R. Dwerryhouse, 
the Hon. Librarian, was able to report that the library had been 
satisfactorily housed in the Geological Department of the Leeds 
University, and he was authorised to try to arrange to obtain 
the missing parts of journals which were not complete. The 
Trustees of the library, Messrs. W. Simpson and F. W. Branson, 
reported the completion of the deed transferring the library to 
the custody of the Leeds University, and its deposit with our 
Bankers. Two members of your Council were appointed officers 
of Section C (Geology) of the British Association for the Dublin 
Meeting, J. Lomas (Recorder) and W. Lower Carter. Mr. 
J. G. Robinson, J.P., attended the meeting of the Corresponding 
Societies' Committee, at Dublin, as our delegate. 
