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Executive Notice.



Whydahs eating his crops, catches them in traps and gives them

to his pigs to eat. The particular Whydah in the cock bird is

black, with a rather longer tail than yours (.Tackson’sJ, and red and

orange patches on the shoulder.”



EXECUTIVE NOTICE.


From correspondence that has reached the Hon. Secretary

and the Hon. Treasurer, we regret to learn that many members of

the Avicultural Society overlooked the announcement in the Magazine

that the subscription for the current year would be raised from 10s.

to 20s. to meet the increased cost of publication, which has been

steadily rising since the outbreak of war, and at the present time is

100 per cent, higher than it was in pre-war days.


At an emergency meeting of the Council held in October it

was found to be imperative, owing to the financial state of the

Society, to follow one of two courses : (1) Either to close down

altogether and cease publication, or (2) temporarily to double the

amount of the annual subscription. After long discussion, the

Council decided, owing to the urgency of the case and the impos¬

sibility of securing a general vote of members on the question at

such short notice, to take upon itself the responsibility of increasing

the subscription, and of “carrying on,” if possible, at the increased

rate. The Council felt confident that in adopting this course they

would be acting in accordance with the wishes of a great majority

of the members. It may be added that the unexpectedly sudden

cessation of hostilities encourages the hope that during 1918-19 the

cost of labour and material will gradually return to the normal.

In any case, members may feel assured that the Council will not

continue the higher subscription longer than is absolutely necessary.



