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Hon. Business Secretary (Mr. Newman) was shortly expected home

again, and he was elected auditor, members remarking on the very

valuable services he had rendered to the Society. Mr. Denman, in

accordance with the usual custom, was elected Scrutineer.


The question of “medals” was then brought up and it was

at once conceded that the present arrangements are unsatisfactory.

It is pleasing to report that such steps are being taken as will ensure

members getting their medals within reasonable time in the future, so

that the Society hopes members will send in their accounts of suc¬

cessful breeding results, so as to keep the Magazine as up-to-date as

possible. The Editor remarked on the absence of copy, and this is

a subject which should interest every member since it is vital to the

welfare of the Society. It surely should not be beyond the capa¬

bilities of the average member to write a short account of his or her

birds occasionally and thus make the Magazine as variable as

possible. At any rate the attention of members is drawn to this

serious side of the Society’s welfare.


The Treasurer then made some remarks on the financial

aspect of the Society’s affairs and they appeared to be somewhat

consonant with the Editor’s. The Society, owing to the war and

other reasons, appears to be in a somewhat transitional stage, and

it only rests with the members for it to emerge a glorified imago.

But no journal can be carried on without money and members are

begged to send in their subscriptions (if still unpaid), together with

any donations they may care to give, to the Publishers at once.

With many the non-payment of their subscriptions is entirely due

to forgetfulness, but they little know how much trouble their forget¬

fulness may cause. Our Treasurer is very busy with Tribunal work

and I am sure all loyal members of the Society will save him all the

trouble they can by at once sending their subscriptions to the Pub¬

lishers: Messrs. Adlard and Son and West Newman, Bartholomew

Close, E.C. If they will do so they will, by helping our Treasurer,

indirectly, be “doing their bit” in a truly patriotic way.


These were the chief things discussed at the Council Meeting

and it is due to our members that they should know and realise

what useful and essential work the Council is doing.


This, my second Secretarial notice, is no doubt rather unusual



