Annual General Meeting of the B. 0. U. 533 



" If, in the opinion of the Committee, anj' Member shall 

 have acted in a manner injurious to the interests or good 

 name of the Union, or shall have personally assisted in or 

 connived at the capture or destruction of any bird, nest, or 

 eggs in the British Isles, by purchase or otherwise, likely, in 

 the opinion of the Committee, to lead to the extermination 

 or serious diminution of that species as a British bird, the 

 Secretary shall be directed to send a registered letter to that 

 Member, stating the facts brought before the Committee 

 and asking for an explanation of the same, but without 

 mentioning the source from which such information was 

 obtained. After allowing a reasonable time (not less than a 

 clear fortnight after the receipt of the Secretary's letter) 

 for reply or for appearing in person before the Committee if 

 lie so desire, the Committee, providing not less than four 

 are agreed, shall have power to remove that gentleman's 

 name from the List of Members without assigning any 

 reason. Such Member may, if he so desire, stand for re- 

 election by ballot at the next Annual General Meeting, and 

 in the event of his re-election no fee for re-admission shall 

 be required." 



The Report of the Committee, which was then read, 

 announced the continued prosperity of the Union during 

 the past year, both as regards its membership and its finances. 

 The Annual Volume of 'The Ibis' for 1908 (the fiftieth 

 of the whole and the second of the Nintli Series) had been 

 edited by Dr. P. L. Sclater, D.Sc, F.R.S., and Mr. A. 

 H. Evans, M.A. It contained 660 pages and was illustrated 

 with 10 coloured plates, 3 maps, and 7 text-figures. 



AVith much regret the Committee reported the deaths of 

 the following Members since the last Annual Meeting : — 



Prof. Barboza du Bocage, Col. Hanbury Barclay, Col. 

 C. T. Bingham, S. G. Buxton, E. N. F. Fenwick, W. H. 

 Hudleston, and William Mitchell. 



The following gentlemen had resigned, viz., J. H. Allchin, 

 E. R. S. Baltour, R. J. Colman, Rev. A. G. G. Cowie, A. K. 

 Haagner, W. H. Hudson, Rev. W. K. Martin, A. I. Simey, 



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