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REPORT OF THE COUNCIL FOR igiL 
Geology.— The collections are in good order, and the Hon. 
Curator reports that nothing has occurred of special interest 
except the cutting through the moraines for the Selby and 
Cottingwith Light Railway. This has only confirmed previous 
beliefs as to their origin and composition. Another block of 
shap granite was found on the site of the Fever Hospital. 
The opening of the new building at the Museum has supplied 
workers with an excellent room for practical work, and the extra 
facilities for seeing and handling specimens will be greatly 
appreciated by students. 
Library.— The preparation of a card catalogue arranged 
both by subjects and authors has been begun, but unfortunately 
the recent alterations and extensions have caused such terrible 
confusion in the Library that any work upon it has latterly 
been quite out of the question. 
Mineralogy.— -The collections are in good order. The only 
addition made during the year is a somewhat Tabular crystal 
of Apatite from Untersulzbachthal, (Salzburg) which has been 
presented by the Curator. 
Meteorology. —Statistics of Station : —Longitude, 5 \V.: 
Latitude, 53" 57' N. ; height above mean sea level, 56 feet. 
Several features of unusual interest to the meteorologist 
marked the year 1911, especially in regard to the heat and 
brilliancy of the summer and the heavy rains of the autumn. 
Temperature ranged in 1911 between 19 F. and 90' F., the 
average mean temperature for the year being 50*1 as compared 
with 48*7' for 1910. The lowest temperature was recorded on 
Feb. 1st, when the absolute minimum thermometer registered 
1 g c F., while the highest reading was observed on the 9th oi 
August, the record being 90 F. The high readings were 
continued through June, July, August, and well into Sept. 
A Mean Pressure of 29*969 has been recorded as against 
29*848 inches for 1910. December was lowest with 29*641 
inches, November next with 29*660 inches. July was highest 
with 30*087 inches, January next with 30*223 inches, the high 
