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possible, a registered letter to that Member, stating the 

 nature of the offence of which he is accused, together with 

 the name of the informant, or the source of information, 

 and asking for an explanation of the same. After allowing 

 a reasonable time (not less than a clear fortnight after the 

 receipt of the Secretary's letter) for reply or for appearing 

 in person before the Committee if he so desire, the 

 Committee, providing not less than four are agreed, shall 

 have power to remove the gentleman^s name from the 

 List of Members. Such Member may, if he so desire, 

 stand for re-election by Ballot at the next Annual General 

 Meeting, and in the event of his re-election no fee for 

 re-admission shall be required. 



Plumage Bill. 

 The Board of Trade send the following announcement : — 



By virtue of the Importation of Plumage (No. 2) Order, 

 1922, the names of certain birds (which are set out below) 

 have been added to the Schedule to the Importation of 

 Plumage (Prohibition) Act, 1921, and their plumage can 

 therefore be imported into the United Kingdom without 

 special licence : — 



The Common Jay : the Common Magpie ; the Com- 

 mon Starling ; the Java Sparrow ; the West African 

 Ring-necked Parrakeet ; the Chinese Bustard ; the 

 Green (or Japanese) Pheasant ; the (Copper Pheasant; 

 and the Golden Pheasant. 

 The Advisory Committee appointed under the Act, in 

 recommending the addition of the names of the three last- 

 mentioned birds to the Schedule, further recommended that 

 the matter should be referred to them again for review after 

 the expiration of twelve months. 



The Board of Trade accordingly desire it to be known 

 that the addition of these birds is provisional, and that the 

 question of their continued inclusion will be referred again 

 to the Committee for consideration twelve months hence. 



Board of Trade, 



12tb June, 1922. 



