REPORT OF THE COUNCIL 
OF THE 
YOEKSHTEE PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, 
February 3rd, 1880. 
The progress of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society during 
the past year has been, on the whole, of a satisfactory character. 
The gross income has been above the average, hnt, for reasons 
which will appear in detail in the Eeports of the various 
Scientific Departments, the outgoings of the Society have also 
been unusually large. With one exception, the income has 
been the highest ever received by the Society. The Fine Art 
and Industrial Exhibition which was held at York last year 
attracted large numbers of people to this ancient City, many of 
whom visited these grounds. The receipts for admission are 
higher than in any previous year. The usual custom will be 
followed in this Eeport of first drawing attention to the various 
special items of income and expenditure, and then the state of 
the various Scientific Departments for the past year will be 
referred to. 
The total income for the past year has been <£1501 5s. 6d.; 
the amount received for subscriptions and arrears, £816 6s.; 
the gate-money was £374 11s, 5d., and the other sources of 
income bring up the total to the amount stated. The principal 
items of expenditure, apart from the sums paid for salaries and 
wages (which amount to £622 8s. Id.), are the following:— 
Eepairs, Painting, and Alterations in the 
Museum . . . . . . . . £136 1 1 
New Cases for Geological Collection . . 97 3 9 
Eepairs in the Gardens and Greenhouses, 
and cost of maintaining the same . . 167 2 5 
