REPORT OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE YEAR



1901-1902.


It is with much pleasure that we complete our eighth

Annual Volume of the Avicultural Magazine, and present our

Report to the Members of the Society.


The year bore a gloomy outlook at its commencement,

owing to the number of Members who sent in their resignations

— for whom we have every respect — and to a not inconsiderable

number who “ overlooked ” to send in theirs and allowed their

names to remain on the Books of the Society, to whom

reference was made at page 240. But the cloud has passed away,

the outlook has brightened and continues to grow brighter, and

we are able to present to our Members a Volume which we think

beats all its predecessors both in quality and quantity. And the

List of bond fide Members which will appear in our next issue,

and which will be corrected up to the time of going to press,

will speak for itself.


Thanks to the energy and enterprise of Mr. Seth-Smith,

our Honorary Editor, not less than one illustration has been

published in our Magazine every month ; and we have not

stopped short by confining our energies to the present, but have

already several coloured illustrations in hand for Vol. IX.;

and it will be our endeavour with Vol. IX. to make a steady

improvement 011 Vol. VIII.


Next to the illustrations and the increase of the

letterpress, an important feature in our issues commencing with

December has been Mr. Ginn’s monthly Post Mortem Report.

His kind assistance has rendered valuable aid to our Members,

and is much appreciated.


Another very noticeable feature of the year has been the

largely increased sale of the Society’s Magazine to the general

public. To this we are greatly indebted to the energy of our

publisher, Mr. Porter. On the other hand, we feel that if the

Magazine were not of value it would not be purchased, — and

therefore that our aim should be to maintain the Magazine

at its present high standard, and, as far as practicable, to improve

upon it.



