IHational British Birb an6 

 riDiUe Club. 



A Committee Meetin<^ of the above Club lield at Head- 

 quarters, 215, High Holborn,3ist April, 1903. 



Present: Mr. Robsou (Chairman), Mr. Pollard (Vice- 

 Chairman), Messrs. Sandy, Trower, Hazell, Dewhurst, Vale, 

 Frostick, A. Jones. C. Cooper, Maxwell, Dickery, A. Plum- 

 bridge, and the Hon. Sec. Uhe minutes of previous meeting 

 were read and confirmed. Letters were read from Mr. Bailey 

 Mr. Houlton, and Messrs. Douglas and Stewart. 



The application of Whitehaven Show for support was again 

 considered, and their queries in r<? Judges. The Hon. Sec. was 

 requested to explain the position. Mr. Enims, one of the 

 elected Comniiiiee, wishing to retire, another gentleman will 

 be asked to join. 



It was proposed and seconded that a vote of condolence be 

 sent to Mrs. Ball in her great bereavement. Mr. Robson, in a 

 short speech, appropriately referred to the great efforts of our 

 late member on behalf of this Club, always liaving in view the 

 whole heartiness with which he had always tried to uphold the 

 Club's work and had used his best influence and help to 

 advance the interests of the Club, many members testifying and 

 endorsing the Chairtnan's remarks. It was also proposed and 

 seconded that meml)ers be asked to send a small contribution 

 to a proposed " In INIemoriam " to the late Mr. Ball (see notice). 

 A vote of thanks to the Chairman, and the meeting closed. 



Owing to an oversight I omitted to include in my annual 

 report the list of elected Judges for 1903, and to unforseen 

 delay in sending out rule books, which contain them also. I 

 print them here for the l^enefit of members who may be 

 specially interested : — 



British Birds. Hybrids. 



Mr. J. F. Dewar Mr. W. H. Vale. 



,, J. Frostick. ,, J. F. Dewar. 



„ W. H. Vale. „ J. Williams. 



„ S. H. Mavs. ,, C. Houlton. 



,, C. Houlton. ,, D. Bell. 



W. vSwaysland. ,, W. vSwaysland. 



I much regret having omitted Mr. Judd's name from the 

 list of winners of Gold Medals in my annual report, he having 

 won one at last Hull Show. 



The Members of the N. B. B. & M. Club will all have heard 

 of the death of our late esteemed member, Mr. Peregrine Ball, 

 It was decided at the last Committee Meeting that I send, in 

 the name of the Committee and the members of the Club in 

 general, a vote of condolence to Mrs. Ball upon her sad 

 bereavement. It was thought that the many conscientious 

 services rendered by our late member to the Club could not be 



