REPORT OF THE COUNCIL 
OF THE 
YORKS HIKE PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, 
Feb RITA RY 4th, 1S90, 
In presenting their Report for the year 1889, the Council are 
glad to be able to state that the Balance Sheet of the Society 
discloses a favourable state of things for the past year. The 
members will he aware that in the year 1888 there came into 
operation a new series of Rules, which, to some extent, affected 
the finances of the Society, by thenceforth remitting the 
Admission fee to new subscribing members. The result was 
that a considerable number of new members was added to the 
Society during that year. It is satisfactory to know that a 
similar result has been attained during the past year, and no 
less than 43 new subscribing members have been added to the 
Society’s Roll. 
The members will be aware that in the preceding year the 
Council arranged for a series of Lectures to be given, some 
voluntary, and others at considerable cost. These Lectures 
were attended by a large number of subscribers and citizens, 
and appear to have given great satisfaction. 
The cost, however, of these Lectures has been considerable, 
a sum of £183 4s. lOd having been paid in connection there¬ 
with, but this includes a sum of £39 19s. Od. paid for Lectures 
and Conversaziones in the year 1888. The total sum received 
for admission, sale of tickets, and donations, amounts to 
£110 3s. 8d., leaving the total cost of Lectures, carried out on 
the debit side of the account for the year, £73 Is. 2d. for the 
two seasons on this particular item alone. The Council, however, 
cannot regret the expense considering the great pleasure these 
Lectures have afforded the members of the Society. The 
Council cannot dismiss this part of the Report without specially 
thanking those who kindly volunteered Lectures without cost 
