REPORT OF THE 
XI1 
Archaeology. —Numerous additions have been made to the 
collections during the year, chiefly from the excavations in 
Davygate and S. Sampson’s Square. The objects discovered 
in these excavations, though they did not in some respects 
come up to expectation, included two remarkably fine green- 
glazed jugs. One of these—a large and perfect specimen— 
was secured for the Museum through the kindness of Janies 
Melrose, Esq. 
So rapidly do our antiquities accumulate that their accom¬ 
modation threatens to become a serious problem. The Hon. 
Curator is glad to report that through the generosity of 
Mr. Backhouse alterations have been made in the basement 
of the Museum that will give a largely increased amount of 
storage for stone and pottery. But our collections are sadly 
cramped by want of space, and the question of extension 
merits the serious attention of the Society. 
It may also be mentioned that two Norman Gotches, 
formerly belonging to the Mayhew Collection, have been 
secured by purchase. Up to the time of this acquisition we 
possessed no pottery that could with certainty be regarded 
as Norman. 
Geology. —The Honorary Curator of Geology reports that 
few additions have been made to the collection during the 
past year. Coal measure fossils from Normanton have been 
presented by A. F. Brown, Esq., and some Lias fossils from 
the Drift at Lilling, including a very fine specimen of 
Ammonite, by J. Smith, Esq. 
Specimens for description have been sent to H. Woods and 
Wheelton Hind. The Yorkshire specimens of Permian fossils 
have been re-labelled. The income from the Reed Fund has 
been spent in binding books. 
Library. —The additions to our Library are steadily and 
continuously coming in, but the re-arrangement made in 1897 
enables the Librarian to cope with them. The magnificent 
publications of the United States Government are, however, 
arriving in such numbers that it is doubtful whether the 
space intended for a ten years’ extension of these books will 
last for more than three years. 
