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Bird Notes and News 



The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. 



ANNUAL MEETING. 



The Annual Meeting was held on 

 March 6th, 1913, at the Westminster 

 Palace Hotel, and was largely attended. 

 Earl Cxirzon of Kedleston presided, and 

 was supported by Sir William Portal, 

 Bart., Sir Henry Seton-Karr, Bart., Sir 

 Harry Johnston, G.C.M.G., Mr. Montagu 

 Sharpe (Chairman of Council), Mr. W. R. 

 Ogilvie-Grant, Captain Tailby, Mr. E. G. 

 B. Meade-Waldo, Dr. Chalmers Mitchell, 

 and Mr. John Hanbury. A report of the 

 proceedings is appended to the Society's 

 Annual Report. 



COUNCIL MEETINGS. 



The Council of the Society met at the 

 Offices, 23, Queen Anne's Gate, S.W., on 

 December 6th, 1912, and January 24th, 

 1913. 



Hon. Secretary's Report. 



The Reports of the Hon. Secretary 

 stated that eighteen lectures had been 

 given ; that a large number of Bird-and- 

 Tree Festivals had been held ; and that 

 invitations to compete, with the ultimate 

 object of estabHshing an annual Chal- 

 lenge Shield Competition, had been sent 

 out to the Elementary Schools of Derby- 

 shire and Lancashire by the Directors of 

 Education for those counties. The work 

 of the Society's Inspector had been carried 

 on energetically ; bird-shops and markets 

 had been visited, cautions given in many 

 instances, and efforts made to interest 

 the police more actively in enforcing the 

 law. In numerous cases the warnings 

 given had effect in inducing greater 

 cleanhness, better attention to birds, and 

 the use of larger cages ; in several others 

 birds were freed from trap-cages ; three 



successful prosecutions had been insti- 

 tuted, and convictions obtained ; 

 another case, a charge against a bird- 

 catcher, was dismissed with a warning to 

 the defendant. The supply and sale of 

 Nesting-boxes and Food-tables for birds 

 were reported on. Two Bird Protection 

 Orders had been issued, and the need for 

 amendments in certain districts was dis- 

 cussed. 



Finance and General Purposes 

 Committee. 



The following Fellows and Members 

 were elected : — 



Fellows : Miss M. J. S. Best (Westport, 

 Wareham), R. Oswald Blyth (Stanmore), 

 Mrs. H. Brenchley (Dover), Mrs. Christie 

 (Frome), Mrs. W. H. Eyre (London, W.), 

 Miss Ferguson (Liverpool), Miss Hodge 

 (London, N.), Mrs. W. A. Milner (Totley 

 Hall), Mrs. J. R. Paton (Liverpool), C. S. 

 Prichard (58th Regiment), Miss C. Waltham 

 (Uppingham). 



Members : Miss Clemence Acland (Ban- 

 stead), A. E. Beardmore (Wolverhampton), 

 Miss Bourke (Weston-super-Mare), G. R. 

 Brace, Mrs. G. R. Brace (Liverpool), Miss E. 

 M. Bro-wTie (Newcastle-on-Tyne), Rev. Perci- 

 val Nepean Carleton (CameLford), E. Carlile 

 (Croydon), Miss Kate Cording (London, N.), 

 William Cottam (Wolverhampton), J. Cov- 

 entry (Liverpool), Miss S. M. Cobb (Park- 

 stone), G. Daybell (London, S.E.), Mrs. 

 Gordon Dill (Woodbury), Lady Digby (Col- 

 chester), Miss N. L. Emmet (Sheffield), Mrs. 

 Ffennell (Bristol), Miss Sarah Eraser (Wolver- 

 hampton), Norman G. Hadden (Malvern), 

 Miss Winifred Higgins (London, W.), Mrs. 

 Hubert (London, S.W.), Miss Amy Hughes 

 (London, S.W.), J. S. C. Johnson (Driffield), 

 Sir Charles King-Harman, K.C.M.G. (London, 

 S.W.), Coryndon Matthews (Plymstock), 

 Mrs. Byres Moir (London, W.), Mrs. Rayner 

 (Purley), Mi's. E. Saunders (Reigate), J. 

 Beddall Smith (Marks Tey), Miss S. H. 

 Smith (Charlton Kings), Mrs. Storer (Lon- 

 don, N.W.), Mrs. John StiU (Axminster), 



