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Zbc Sbow— an& its Mork. 



By the Hon. vShow Managers — Foreign Bird Section. 



IT lias been suggested that our Members would be 

 interested to learn particulars of the work and 

 general management of our Show which has just 

 concluded. 



Well, to begin with, our Council wisely made it 

 conditional that if the Show Committee accepted the 

 L, C. B. A's invitation, a sufficient guarantee should 

 be found, so that any possible loss should not fall on 

 the Club. Our first appeal did not result in this 

 guarantee being forthcoming, and the Show Com- 

 mittee had to regretfully decline the invitation. We 

 were then asked to reconsider our decision, and a 

 second appeal meeting with a gratifying result, the 

 Council sanctioned the acceptance. 



Having definitely pledged ourselves for the 

 responsibility of the Foreign Bird. Section, full details 

 were supplied the Show Committee (by the L. C. B. A.) 

 who, after drawing up the classification and prize 

 money, and selecting the Judges appointed, gave us 

 discretionary powers to act as circumstances required. 

 We then invited members and friends to offer Special 

 Prizes for competition, or contribute donations to the 

 Prize Fund, and the result was gratifying in the 

 extreme, nearly 60 Specials being secured for our 

 Section — a far larger number than has ever been 

 offered before. 



The next step consisted of collaborating with the 

 officials of the L. C. B. A. and the N. B. B. & M. C, 

 in the large amount of clerical work such an under- 

 taking necessitates, such as sending out schedules, 

 booking entries, answering enquiries, and so forth. 



Journeys were also made to the Ciystal Palace to 

 confer with the officials respecting many important 



