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To the Hon. Sec. N. B. B. & M. C. 



Sir, — Though I atii sony to see the columns of 

 " Bird Notes" used for such a purpose, I am reluctantly 

 compelled to ask ^-ou to grant me space in which to 

 reply to Mr. Laskey's attack. 



Upon reflection, I do not see why I should worry 

 myself about Mr. Laskey's troubles. I am quite satisfied 

 to know tliat the Committee have enough common sense 

 to be able to distinguish who are and who are not their 

 true friends. At the last monthly meeting, held on the 

 ist inst., the minutes containing the resolution that was 

 carried at the previous one (and which seems to have 

 caused Mr. Laskey so much anxiety) were confirmed by 

 an ovewhelming majorit}' of those present. 



In a letter to the Committee, Mr. Laskey says the 

 resolution was aimed at the L. & P. O. vS., which was a 

 friendly Society. If he thinks everybody has lost their 

 memory, I do not. The L. & P. O. S. have always been 

 very friendly when the N. B. B. & M. C. granted them 

 their cups or medals, or paid their Judges, or guaranteed 

 their Show from loss. But what have they done for u.s .- 

 What about the Carter's Cup : was that a friendly 

 action } What about their going to the Crystal Palace 

 to hold their vShows, when we were first in the field : 

 was that a friendly action } When the N. B. B. & M. C. 

 would have hired and paid for their show benching, one 

 of their prominent "rulers" said he would burn it 

 before we should have it : was that a friendly action } 

 When we guaranteed their Show from loss in our 

 sections, the result being a record entry, they simply 

 ignored us altogether the year after : was that a friendl}' 

 action } No ! Mr. Laskey, you have ever been a good 

 and faithful servant to the L. &. P. O. S., but so long as 

 I have any influence left, your Committee shall not 

 make a shuttlecock of the N. B. B. & M. C. again if I 

 can prevent it. John Frostick. 



