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within fourteen days the proposed alterations for addition shall be 

 submittea to the votes of the members. Failing such objection the 

 alteration shall date from its adoption by the Council. 



11. The Council shall have power to expel any member or 

 associate at any time. 



12. Neither the office of Scrutineer nor that of Auditor 

 shall be held for two consecutive years by the same person., The 

 Scrutineer shall not be a candidate 'at any election at which he acts 

 as Scrutineer. i 



13. If any office becomes vacant at any time other than the 

 end of the current year of the Club, the Council shall have power 

 to appoint any member to fill the vacancy. 



14 The decision of the majority of the Council shall be final 

 and binding on the Club, but a resolution passed by the Council 

 shall not be acted upon unless there be an absolute majority of the 

 Council (and not merely of those voting) in its favour. 



Notices to Members. 



Late Issue: "We regret the late appearance of this issue, 

 but, owing to Indices and Eoll — a little deilay in the appearance 

 of December and January issues is unavoidable. 



Thk Magazine: We again urge meimbers to send in copy 

 without written request. Tt will make the task of the Hon. Editor 

 much lighter if he has copy in ahead, a more varied issue can be 

 given, and the respective issue turned out in better form if a rush 

 for press can be avoided. We again urge upon our members the 

 more serious side of aviculture, the keeping of a Log-book and the 

 careful observance of all details, concerning nesting and other episodes 

 occurrine in their aviaries; while we are anxious that the section of 

 our Magazine dealing with Foreign species shall not grow less, we 

 do want more accounts of such British species as our members keep 

 in their aviaries, and that many will contribute notes and observa- 

 tions to the British Bird Calendar, varying of course with the season 

 —movements, rare arrivals, nesting notes, etc. — also we solicit articles 

 on the Psittacida; and GalJinm. If all co-operate the volume) just com- 

 menced will be equal to, if not ahead of, its predecessors. 



Que Roll: For the benjeifit of new members, we repeat the 

 notice from December issue : " After serving the Club for six years 

 as Hon. Editor, Mr. Page has again accepted office for another 

 period of three years, and, he asks of the members an even in- 

 creased support to that given him in the past, in all sections of the 

 work; that if possible the Magazine may retain its present stand- 

 ing in every particular. He specially desires the first year of an- 

 other term may be marked by the ingathering of at least .100 New 

 Members, and he is convinced that if a united and universal efforthe 

 made, we shall more than achieve our aim.— Will each Member 

 assist? " There is no time so auspicious as the commencement of 



