28 THE entomologist's record. 



made vt-i-y significant and effective amendments to the proposed 

 alteraiions before passing them, clearly showing the real wish of the- 

 Society to make it easier for the unofficial Fellows to make themselves 

 heard. The effect of Chapter xix, as nqw adopted, is to bring the 

 Council- nominations before two ordinary meetings of the Society, so- 

 that Fellows have reasonable opportunities for comparing notes and 

 determining whether they feel it necessary to make any additions t& 

 the Couiicii's nominations, and, if so, they may do .so up to the end of the 

 second meeting. The whole of the nominations, those of the Council 

 and of unofficial Fellows, will then go to the ballot on one list at the 

 Annual Meeting. 



The following anomalies may be noted : (1) Under the old bye-laws 

 erery 1^ eliow of the Society had notice of the Council's nominations, 

 and at least ten days thereafter to formulate his dissent. Now only 

 those I'V'llows who attend the meetings have such notice until too late 

 to take !iny action. This is a grave defect. (2) The long period 

 between i lie December and the annual meetings, provided under the 

 old In e- laws to give time for the electoral machinery to act, appears 

 to be i\(>\\ largely a waste of time. 



The new bye-laws, even if there be only the actual number of 

 Fellows nominated to fill existent vacancies, provide for a ballot. 

 In the minds of many Fellows an annual ballot appears to be most 

 desirabli'. We presume the intention is to give the Council an idea of 

 any unpopular choice. 



in relation to Chapter lii, it is pointed out to ns that bye-laws of 

 societies almost invariably provide for the annual retirement from the 

 Council o\ a specified number of members and that not to do so is a 

 remark.-il'lc innovation. The new Chapter iii merely says that no 

 Fellow shall serve on the Council for more than three years consecu- 

 tively. 'I'he Council for 1903 as nominated will provide no retiring 

 member- under this clause for 190-1 and eight for 1906. Casual 

 vacancies w ill possibly alter this inequality, but, in the long run, are 

 as likely lo aggravate as to relieve it. To get useful work out of a 

 regular! v-attending member of Council he ought to serve for three 

 ve'ars, so that next year there may be no nominations by the Council to- 

 the Council except by the occurrence of casual vacancies or such cases 

 of flagi'ivnt non-attendance as may give the Council courage to go 

 beyond its bye-laws, which do not preclude the Council (or the 

 Society), fi'om declaring twelve vacancies if it chooses. The bye-law, 

 bv stating the reason for retirement from the Council, seems to imply 

 that others are of minor importance and only to be acted on under 

 exceptiouiil conditions. The traditions of the Council that have 

 grown uj) under the old bye-law, are of course of little weight under 

 the new one. 



The anomalies in the new bye-laws are due to th(> fact that the 

 new provisions in Chapter xix were unknown to the Society until a 

 few minutes before they Avere passed, and consequently no time was 

 afforded for considering their complete bearing and of bringing them 

 into consonance with the remainder of the code. 



Erraia. -Vol. xiv., page '272, line 38. — For " Hexjjerin iinmihi " read •' Hespe- 

 rid sijlvavvs.'—T. .\. Lofthouse. 



Errata. -Page 342, line 30. For " June 3rd " read ••-July 3rd"; also page 

 305, line H-J. lor -'forage" read " furze". -\V. G. Clutten. 



