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a large lump out of our funds. But we have a great many 

 members, and I think, having every reason to suppose that 

 our income will be greater than our expenditure, that we can 

 afford to launch out a little. 



The Secretary : I hope to be allowed to say a few words 

 on this matter. I tliink nothing could be better than that 

 we should celebrate our Jubilee by having our name con- 

 nected with this exploration, but we should at the same 

 time clearly understand that we cannot bind ourselves to 

 produce a special volume on the results of the Expedition. 

 The Jubilee volume, which we are going to publish in a 

 month or two, will make a considerable difference in our 

 balance at the Bank, and I do not think we should be at all 

 wise in binding ourselves to produce a second special volume 

 «o soon. At the same time, I think that the Committee 

 might consider it desirable that the money received from 

 the sale of the Jubilee volume should be put aside to form 

 the nucleus of a fund for the publication of a volume on the 

 results of the proposed Expedition. 



Mr. Ogilvie-Grant : I may venture to remind you that 

 the proposed publication will not take place for. two years or 

 more, and that there would be time to recoup our expenditure 

 before then. 



The President : The motion is : — 



"That the Members of the British Ornithologists'' 

 Union are willing to co-operate in the exploration of 

 the Charles Louis Mountains in Dutch New Guinea, so 

 that the Expedition may be known as the ' British 

 Ornithologists' Union Jubilee Exploration of the Charles 

 Louis Mountains.' " 



The Hon. Walter Rothschild : I beg to second that. 



Dr. Penrose : Am I to understand that your motion does 

 not include any question at all of a special number of ' The 

 Ibis ' coming out ? I do not know whether other members 

 present may agree, but I personally think that it would be 



