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Proposed Quarterly Publication by the Society. 



The following note, prepared by Colonel Bailey, was, in his 

 absence, read by the Secretary : — 



Under the present system of publishing an annual volume of 

 Transactions (only), opportunity is not afforded for discussions 

 and correspondence ; nor is space available for the printing of 

 notes on current topics, the reproduction of interesting articles 

 from other journals, reviews of books, and other matter which 

 might be of great interest and use to the Members of the 

 Society. Addresses and papers printed a year after they have 

 been delivered or read have often lost much of their interest. 



There could hardly be a more certain indication of vigour in a 

 Society than its power to sustain an active publication issued at 

 comparatively short intervals, and I hope and think that the 

 Society is capable of this. 



I would propose that such a publication might be organised on 

 the following lines : — 



1. Formal Papers — including papers written specially for 

 it, prize essays, and reprints of articles and papers 

 of a similar nature. 



_'. Notes — gathered from records of facts communicated 

 by Members and others, and from other publica- 

 tions. These would be brief and less formal 

 notices than the above. 



3. Correspondence. 



4. Obituary notices. 



5. Reviews of books. 

 G. Advertisements. 



It might be issued in four quarterly parts, each of G4 pages. 



* The present Transactions run to an average of 167 pages, of 

 which 36 pages are occupied by business matter, and 131 by 

 essays, notes and queries, and excursion reports. The average 

 cost for 809 copies has been £64, 17s. 5d., but £20, 10s. 7d. 

 have been received for advertisements, leaving a nett expenditure 

 of £44, 7s. 



* Note. — The figures in thia paragraph are the averages of the past five years. 



