[IK PORT 
OF THE SECRETARY (1905). 
The Club continues to flourish numerically and the 
state of the funds is satisfactory. 
Six new members were admitted during the year, 
and three left, so that the total number has readied 38. 
In order to encourage members to take more active 
interest in the work, they were allowed to send in any 
mosses which they could conveniently gather. 
Advantage, however, was not taken of this departure, 
for only 16 contributed to the distribution, one less than 
in the previous year. 
It is to be hoped that next year there will be a 
considerable increase in the number of contributors. 
Several hundreds of specimens were sent in for 
examination. In many cases, an attempt had been made 
to name the mosses received. There was a considerable 
improvement in this respect, compared with last year. 
Many members are now turning their attention to 
Hepatics, and a number of these plants will be acceptable 
for the next distribution. 
A Census Catalogue of Hepatics has been issued 
by the parent Club, and copies may be had from the 
Secretary, Mr. William Ingham, B.A. 52 Haxby Road, 
York, price lOd. post free. 
The thanks of the Club are due to Messrs. Ingham and 
Meldrum for kindly contributing a number of valuable 
mosses for the distribution. 
Those members who have not paid their subscrip¬ 
tions for last year, are requested to send them to the 
Treasurer. 
W. H. Burrell will act as distributer for another year. 
D. A. JONES, 
Secretary. 
February, 1906. 
