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NATIONAL BRITISH BIRD AND 

 MULE CLUB. 



Committee Meeting held at Headquarters, 3rd July, 

 1902. 



Present : Mr. Robson (Chairman), Messrs. A. Plum- 

 bridge, Sandy, Merrifield, Frostick, Vale, Jones, C. 

 Cooper, Maxwell, Tolhurst, INIorgan, Dewhurst, and the 

 Hon. Secretary. 



The minutes of the previous meeting were read and 

 confirmed. 



Letters were read from Messrs. lyumsden, Jonas, 

 Yallop, Wilkinson, Merrifield, and Hoyle. The Norwich 

 Alliance All England Cage Bird Association stated that, 

 while thanking the Club for its support and patronage, 

 they were placed in a fix by the fact that they had 

 secured the services of Mr. Hills as one of the Club's 

 Judges, in accordance with our usual conditions, but Mr. 

 Hills had since resigned. The Committee unanimously 

 agreed that they could not alter the rules governing the 

 grants of the Medals. 



The application of the Cupar and District Ornitho- 

 logical vSociety was referred back to the Secretary for 

 revision — the Classification being inadequate. 



The application for support by the West London 

 Fanciers' Association for their vShow on the 12th and 13th 

 November was granted. One Gold Medal as usual, and 

 one Gold Medal for Members who had never won a 

 Medal. 



It was unanimously agreed to ask Mr. Urch to be a 

 Committeeman. 



Mr. Hoyle, of Bristol, submitted to the Committee a 

 living specimen of a bird that he was unable to identify. 

 The same was an ordinary " vSuow Bunting." 



An interlude was pleasantly employed by the 

 members present enjoying the contents of a huge 

 basket of strawberries presented by the Assistant Hon. 

 Secretary (Mr. Plunibridge). 



