iv one of the Honorary Secretaries, in consequence of his leaving Leeds. Mr. Witherby's services to the Society have been invaluable, especially in connection with the excursions. Mr. Scattergood was elected by the Council to fill the vacancy. There is thus one vacant place on the Council, for which Mr. Frank Gott has been nominated. The Council have to acknowledge with gratitude the following amongst other gifts to the Society: -From Mr. A. C. Lupton, portrait in oils of Mr. Benjamin Goodman ; from Dr. Eddison, minute books and reports of the Female Servants' Aid Society; from Miss Killingbeck, water-colour drawing of Old Hunslet; from Mr. S. Denison, a portrait of Dr. Chadwick, an engraved portrait of Ralph Thoresby, and some dozens of lantern slides; from Councillor Lawson, album of Leeds views; from Mr. B. P. Scattergood, a contemporary account of the Battle of Waterloo, etc. etc. In this connection the Council would, while putting on record their sense of the liberality of some of the members, again urge upon all the benefit which the Society would derive if it received a larger number of gifts of this kind. Objects of local or antiquarian interest, in themselves insignificant and of small intrinsic value, may form in the aggregate a collection of great interest and value. Amongst things which the Society would greatly appreciate may be named-Old Leeds printed books or books of local interest, portraits of Leeds Worthies, records of extinct local societies, prints, engravings, and pamphlets of local interest. V in With regard to the balance-sheet now presented, which shows a balance in favour of the Society of £180 25., addition to the stock of publications and other articles which have been acquired for the purpose of sale, the Council would point out that this really represents the financial state of the Society in a less favourable light than the reality, for in the accounts the Society is debited with the Life Fees paid by all Life Members who are still living. If this debit were cancelled the balance shown would be more than £500. The Council desire to call the attention of Members to the large stock of publications which are still undisposed of, and to urge upon them the desirability, both from their own point of view individually and from that of the Society as a body, of completing their sets of the publications by buying these surplus copies. Finally, the Council wish to ask for a larger measure of co-operation on the part of the Members of the Society in the work which is to be done. At present the number of workers forms but a very small proportion of the whole membership; and the work of the Society might be augmented and its usefulness increased to a very large extent if its Members were more universally impressed with the conviction that their responsibility ought not to end with the payment of the annual subscription. There are very many fields of activity open, if the workers would but come forward. Publications:- EXPENDITURE. £ s. d. Carriage, Postage, and Delivery of E. Smith & Co., for Stitching the above 47 17 3 30 16 9 5 2 8 3 O 4 5 9 Stokes & Cox, for Extending MS. H. Graham Glen, for Negative and Print Jas. Warren, for attendances at the Carriage, Postage, and Delivery of above E. Smith & Co., for Stitching the above Excursions: Monthly Meetings: Teas... G. D. Lumb (Hon. Sec.), Postages. E. Wilson (Hon. Treas.), Carriage of Parcels of Publications and Postages 70 Spink & Thackray, for Binding Publications 10, Park Street : Yorkshire Archæological Society Interest on £1,000, at 4 %, one year, less tax 37 11 8 ... ... Share of Rent of Library, Committee O 3 O O 5 6 I 5 0 I 5 4 O O O 60 3 2 O 18 O EDMUND WILSON, HON. TREASURER. LEEDS, 14th January, 1903. Audited, 26th January, 1903.-HERBERT DENISON, }. C. AUDITORS. |