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and committees of the Yorkshire Naturalists’ Union, one of 
the leading organizations of its kind in the country. A strong 
committee has been formed, with Professor J. H. Priestley 
as Chairman, and Mr. W. R. Grist of the University, Leeds, 
as Secretary, to organise the exhibition, which will illustrate 
the Geology, Zoology, Botany, and Archaeology of the county 
in its various aspects. The Hull Education Committee has 
placed its. large board room, immediately opposite the Museum, 
at the disposal of the British Association for the purpose. 
LEEDS AND ITS LECTURES. 
‘ Leeds is almost over -lectured,’ observed Lieut. -Col. E. 
Kitson Clark, one of the Hon. Secretaries of the Leeds 
Philosophical and Literary Society (Limited), at the annual 
meeting of that Society, during an exchange of views on the 
lines which the organisation should follow in the immediate 
future. Professor P. F. Kendall said he did not think Leeds 
had too many lectures, and there was an amazing demand for 
courses. Among the suggestions advanced were the revival 
of the Saturday evening lectures at the Philosophical Hall, 
the organisation of courses instead of promiscuous lectures, 
development with regard to the publication of the Society’s 
Transactions , and the award of an annual prize for contri- 
butions to literary and scientific knowledge. Gratification 
was expressed at the nature of the annual report presented 
by Professor W. Garstang. With few exceptions all the 
former members and subscribers of the Society had transferred 
their interest to the new Society. The membership now 
stands at 178, the decrease being accounted for chiefly by 
loss by deaths, removals, and cancellation of shares not taken 
up by families of deceased members. Mr. Crowther’s usual 
series of Christmas museum lectures had been attended by 
1,182 persons. 
LEEDS MUSEUM. 
The effect of the transfer of the Society’s museum to the 
Corporation of Leeds was reflected in the accounts presented 
by Mr. R. A. Wilson, who reported a bank overdraft of £906 
at the beginning of the year. At the end of the first six 
months, when the Corporation had paid off the increased 
overdraft, there was a small balance in hand for the completion 
of the work, and at the end of the full financial year, in which 
the Corporation had paid two quarterly sums of £250, and 
subscriptions amounting to £63 had been received, there was 
a balance of £432 in the bank. Mr. Wilson said it was pro- 
posed to set aside £500 of the yearly payment of £ 1,000 by the 
Corporation as a sinking fund, so that at the end of the twenty- 
five years for which the payments were to be made the fund 
would provide them with an income of £500. 
1922 June 1 
