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Committee in the place of Dr. E. Hartert, who retired by- 

 rotation. 



The following nine gentlemen were elected Ordinary 

 Members of the Union : — Edwin Ashby ; Arthur D. Brad- 

 ford ; R. C. Staples Browne, B.A., F.Z.S.; Robert A. 

 Carrie; George H. Dawson; Sir Henry J. Johnson, F.Z.S.; 

 Eustace B. Maton ; William N. May; and Oliver H. Wild. 



Mr. C. W. 'Richmond, a Foreign Member of the Union, 

 was transferred to the list of Honorary Members ; and Dr. 

 Emilie Snethlage and Miss Annie C. Jackson were elected 

 Honorary Lady Members. 



The Chairman then asked the Meeting to formally confirm 

 the Committee's resolution, that the Annual Subscription to 

 the Union be raised from £1 to £1 5s. He announced that 

 as a result of the circular-letter sent to all Members on 

 May 1, 1914, 222 replies had been received, and of these 

 only 18 were against the increase. He also drew attention 

 to the present low state of the fnnds of the Union and the 

 greatly increased expenditure which had to be met. 



After a short discussion of the Accounts, in which 

 Messrs. Witherby, Iredale, Forbes, and Chase took part, 

 the resolution was put to the Meeting and confirmed. 



[Note. — A formal notice of the increased subscription 

 will be sent to all Members in due course, together 

 with a new Banker's Order form for the use of 

 those who prefer this means of payment.] 



A vote of thanks to the Zoological Society for the use 

 of their Offices and Rooms during the past year was 

 unanimously carried. 



A vote of thanks to the Chair closed the Meeting, and 

 the Members adjourned to attend the Annual Dinner, 

 which was held in conjunction with the monthly dinner 

 of the British Ornithologists" Club, 



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