REPORT OF THE COUNCIL FOR I9O9. 
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lutea var. intermedia Ledeb, from Chartner’s Lough, Nor¬ 
thumberland ; Lathyrus palustris, Linn ; Carex paradoxa, 
Willd ; Lastrsea Thelypteris, Presl; from the East Riding, 
Yorkshire. 
Entomology. —The Hon. Curator reports : No additions 
have been made to the Entomological collection during the 
past year. The cabinets have been carefully inspected from 
time to time, and the condition and order of the specimens 
contained in them is quite satisfactory. 
The “ Allis ” collection of British Lepidoptera was exhibited 
in the Museum, probably for the first time, at a conversazione 
of the Naturalists’ Section of the Society in April, and afforded 
much interest to a large number of members and friends. 
Geology. —During the year the Society’s collection has 
been enriched by the gift of the collection of fossils made by 
the late President of the Society, Sir Charles Strickland. 
deputation from the Society visited the collection at Hildenley 
Hall, and arrangements are being made for the selection of 
suitable type specimens for the Museum, the remainder being 
given to the local educational institution. 
Meteorology. — Statistics of Station : —Longitude, i° 5' W. ; 
Latitude, 53° 57' N. ; height above mean sea level 56 feet. 
Temperature ranged in 1909 between 10 F. and 82° F., the 
average mean Temperature for the year being 47'y c F. as 
compared with qS'S" F. for 1908. The lowest Temperature 
was recorded on December 21st, when the absolute minimum 
thermometer read io c F., while the highest reading was taken 
on August 9th, when the reading was 82° F., a falling off of 2" 
as compared with the previous year. 
A Mean Pressure of 29*916 inches at normal temperature and 
mean sea level has been recorded as against 29.984 inches for 
1908. March was again lowest with 29.520 inches, December 
next with 29*623 inches, and February was highest with 30*136 
inches, and May next with 30*106. The extreme range of 
pressure was 2*377 inches as compared with 2*011 inches in 
1908 and 2*470 in 1907 : the highest reading, 30*682 inches, 
