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influence, and to our own Club's finance. Although an open 

 Show, our own members should at least be responsible for 600 

 or 700 entries. You will also note by tlie generosity of two 

 members of the Club, three five guinea Challenge Cups are 

 offered for the first time for competition and eight Gold and 

 Silver Medals are offered by the Club. 



We are also full}' alive to the fact that British Birds and 

 Hybrids are at about their best for exhibition purposes in 

 December, and most of us, if not all, have had experience of 

 the favourable conditions and advantages which a place like 

 the Crystal Palace offers to exhibitors and exhibits alike. The 

 whole conditions and arrangements for carrying out all 

 details are and will be in the hands of experienced and past 

 masters in the care, judging, and looking after the exhibits 

 entrusted to our care. The result of your support will greatly 

 encourage those who have taken all responsibility of running 

 this great Show As you see by the minutes that all com- 

 munications in reference to the Show, questions and queries 

 concerning the same refer to Mr. Tolhurst, of 662, Holloway 

 Road, London, who is your Hon. Show Secretary. 



SPECIAL. 



No member of the Club will be allowed to compete unless 

 their subscription has been paid. 



I have only made 88 receipts out of 170 up till now. All 

 subscriptions must now be paid. Our printing bills are over- 

 due and will save a deal of worry for your Hon. Secretary. 



In accordance with rule 20, Mr. Fulljames makes the 

 following resolution, seconded by Mr. Dewhurst : "That the 

 resolution as to voting papers being sent out for the election of 

 Judges be rescinded, and that the support of the Club be 

 dependent only upon the classification and the Judj^e appointed 

 by Societies applying for the Club's support meeting with the 

 approval of the Committee." 



THE AUTUMN SHOW OF THE L. & P. 0. S. 



The L. & P. O. S. are improving, if slowly. In the classifi- 

 cation for F'oreign Birds at the forthcoming Autumn Show the 

 word "species" is now used instead of the expression- "variety" 



