396 Letters, Extracts, and Notes. [Ibis, 



The Hon. Secretary explained tliat this matter had already 

 been brought to the notice of the Committee who were 

 dealing with the subject. Further, that the Union were not 

 responsible for the actions of the British Ornithologists' 

 Club, although the members of the latter were all members 

 of the Union. 



In reply to a member, the Hon, Secietary stated that 

 the amounts shown as returned subscriptions on the 

 Balance-sheet were duplicate payments on account of 

 the non-cancellation of old Bankers' Orders. 



The Report and Balance-sheet were then approved and 

 passed. 



The recommendation of the Committee that " Members 

 be permitted to compound their subscriptions on the 



following scale : — 



£ s. 

 Members undei" 45 years of age 35 



of 45 to 60 „ 32 10 



„ 50 to 55 „ 30 



,, 55 to 60 „ 25 



„ over 60 „ 20 " 



was discussed and approved after an agreement was reached 

 to insert in the new rule a proviso that the capital so obtained 

 should be invested and only the income used as revenue. 

 The Committee were authorized to formulate a rule for 

 submission to a General Meeting at some future date. 

 The Committee's recommendation that 



"Vice-Presidents, two in number, shall be elected 

 " annually^ but any member so elected shall not be 

 " eligible for re-election to the Vice-Presidentship in 

 " the year following his retirement " 



was carried nem. con., and Mr. W. L. Sclater and 

 Lord Rothschild were unanimously elected to the new 

 Vice-Presidentships. This will necessitate the alteration 

 of Rule II to read as follows : — 



" The business of the British Ornithologists' Union 

 " shall be conducted by a Committee consisting of the 

 " President, two Vice-Presidents, Secretary, Editor 



