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The Scottish Naturalist 



Nos. 107 AND loS.] 1920 [Nov.-Dec. 



EDITORIAL NOTE 



At a meeting of the Editors of the Scottish Naturalist held 

 in Edinburgh on 26th October 1920, it was reluctantly but 

 unanimously resolved that the annual subscription to the 

 magazine be increased from 7s. 6d. to 15s. 



The printing and postage for 1920, the only items of ex- 

 pense incurred in the production of the magazine, have again 

 resulted in serious financial loss, and with the present number 

 of subscribers the new price will barely meet these costs in 

 the coming year. Until now the magazine, unlike similar 

 journals, has practically been issued at its pre-war price, and 

 the deficits have been met by a few ardent Scottish naturalists, 

 but it is felt that this state of affairs cannot continue, and 

 that if a journal devoted to the study of the Scottish fauna is 

 desired by Scottish and other naturalists, it must be placed on 

 a sound financial basis. There is no lack of valuable material 

 awaiting publication. 



It is hoped that present subscribers will respond loyally to 



the call now made upon them, and that they will, moreover, 



do their utmost to restore the number of subscribers to what 



it was before the war. 



107 AND 108 U 



