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BIRD NOTES AND NEWS. 



The Royal Society for 

 the Protection of Birds. 



COUNCIL MEETINGS. 



The October meeting of the Council was held at 

 No. 3, Hanover Square, on the 18th of that 

 month, when there were present : Air. Montagu 

 Sharpe (Chairman) in the chair, Mr. Ernest 

 Bell, Hon. Alfred Dobson, Hon. Mrs. Henniker, 

 Mr. W. H. Hudson, Mr. F. King, Mrs. Lemon, 

 Mr. Meade-Waldo, Miss Pollock, Captain Tailby, 

 Mr. F. E. Lemon, Hon. Secretary, and the 

 Secretary (Miss Gardiner). 



The Report of the Hon. Secretary presented 

 particulars of new Bird Protection Orders (pub- 

 lished in the Autumn Number of Bird Notes 

 and News), of the action taken by the Society 

 on several matters which had been before the 

 Council, including the alleged substitution of 

 certain impounded eggs, the protection of Birds-of- 

 paradise, etc., and of a circular on Bird and Tree 

 Day prepared for issue to Education Committees. 



The Finance and General Purposes 

 Committee brought forward the statement of 

 accounts for the quarter, showing that .£11 had 

 been temporarily advanced to the Watchers' Fund, 

 the expenses of this important part of the work 

 having exceeded the receipts. Mr. Philip T. 

 Oyler, of Banstead Hall, Surrey, was elected 

 Fellow, and the following Members were elected : 

 J. Ernest Grubb (Carrick-on-Suir), Mrs. Haswell 

 (Veldes-Krain, Austria), Miss Haswell (Traum- 

 kirchen, Austria), Captain Hotham, R.N. (Cowes), 

 Miss Penelope Ker (Glasgow), Mrs. Tasker 

 (Stirling), H. V. Webb (Bristol), Mrs. Wilkin 

 (Tenterden). The subject of the cage-bird traffic 

 and condition of bird-shops was again considered 

 and was referred back for further investigation. 



The Publication Committee reported that 

 leaflet No. 50 had been reprinted ; that the design 

 for the season's greeting-card had been received 

 from Mr. G. E. Lodge ; and that the proposal for 

 an Essay Competition, on the subject of the Bird 

 Protection Laws of foreign countries, had been 

 under consideration, rules for such a competition 

 having been drafted for approval should the Council 

 decide to endorse the proposal. The last-named 

 subject was considered in detail and finally 

 adjourned for enquiry as to the means of advertis- 



ing and circulating the regulations in foreign 

 countries. The circulation among gamekeepers 

 and others of an article in a contemporary news- 

 paper was authorised. 



General Business. Among other subjects 

 discussed by the Council was the better enforcement 

 of County Bird Protection Orders and the desir- 

 ability of rousing interest in the question among 

 individual members of the Police Force. A letter 

 was read from Mr. Dutcher, Chairman of the 

 Audubon Association of the United States, on the 

 export of Lapwings from England. 



The Council met again on December 13th, pre- 

 ceded by meetings of the Finance and General 

 Purposes Committees. 



The Hon. Secretary's Report stated that 

 the awards of Inter-County and County Challenge 

 Shields and Medals, with books and money grants, 

 in the Bird and Tree (Arbor Day) Competitions, 

 had been made by a small committee ; and medals 

 and books had also been adjudged to some fifty 

 other schools. Festivals had been arranged as 

 follows : Shield-winners — Privett, November 

 29th ; Ellesborough, November 27th ; Kirkoswald, 

 December 12th ; Northill, December 12th ; Long 

 Ashton, December 13th. Bronze Medals — Yatton, 

 December 14th; Buckland, December 6th. Other 

 Schools — Headley, November 23rd ; Woburn, 

 November 28th ; Quainton, November 29th ; 

 Exford, Ridge, December 4th ; Awbridge, Barton 

 Stacey, December 5th ; Boldre, Frome, Keswick, 

 Castle Cary Girls, December 6th ; Princes 

 Risboro, December 1 ith ; St. Peter's Bournemouth, 

 Stony Stratford, December 13th. Lectures with 

 the Society's slides had been given at twenty-two 

 centres since October 17th, as follows : — 



Oct. 18 Waterfoot, Manchester Mr. C. E. Metcalfe 



Oct. 19 Llandaff School ... Mr. D. R. Paterson 



Oct. 21 Cardiff Library ... Mr. D. R. Paterson 



Oct. 26 Crieff Mr. W. E. Frost 



Nov. 7 Guildford Miss Clifton 



Nov. 8 Cardiff Library .. Mr. D. R, Paterson 



Nov. 11 Weston (Southampton) Rev. J. E. Kelsall 



Nov. 13 Romsey ... ... Rev. J. E. Kelsall 



Nov. 14 Thorpe Morieux ... Rev. J. G. Tuck 



Nov. 15 Bury St. Edmunds ... Rev. J. G. Tuck 



Nov. 16 Petersfield ... ... Mr. Hastings Lees 



Nov. 19 Uppingham ... .. Rev. W. J. Constable 



Nov. 21 Clydach ... ... Mr. Percy Player 



Dec. 6 Alresford ... .. Mr. Hastings Lees 



Dec. 7 Bournemouth (N.U.T.) Rev. J. E. Kelsall 



Dec. 9 Ipswich ... ... Rev. J. G. Tuck 



Dec. 9 Rugby ... ... Mr. Collison 



Dec. 10 Highwood, Romsey ... Rev. J. E. Kelsall 



Dec. 11 Liphook ... ... Mr. Hastings Lees 



Dec. 12 Bournemouth... ... Mr. Parkinson Curtis 



Dec. 13 Swanage ... ... Mr. A. II. Stable 



Dec. 13 Romford ... ... Miss Clifton 



