;")12 Lefterft, Erfrac/f, and Notes. [Ibis, 



''When tlie Union was started^ rules 7 and 8 read as 

 follows : — 



Bilk 7. The funds derived from entrance fees and 

 annual suljscriptions shall be devoted primarily 

 to the publication of ' The Ibis.' 



Rule 8. Should the sura thus obtained be insufficient 

 to cover the liability incurred, the deficit shall 

 be raised by an additional subscription, to be 

 levied at the ensuing General Meeting. 



" For many years the suljscriptions failed to cover the 

 cost of j)ublishing ' The Ibis/ and additional subscriptions 

 w^ere annually levied on all members to cover the deficit. 

 These subscriptions were as follows : — 



£ s. d. 



18G2 1 10 



1863 1 10 



186J. 5 



18G5 8 



18GG 2 10 



18G7 5 



18G8 1 



1869 5 



1870 15 



1871 1 1 



*• It was not until 1878 that 'The Ibis' was self-sup- 

 porting, but even in that year vl guarantee fund had to be 

 taken from the members for the publication of the Index. 



" In 1881 there was a substantial balance of nearly £100. 



" In 1882 a British List of Birds was commenced, and in 

 1881 a heavy debt was incurred on this account, which was 

 not entirely liquidated until 1886. In 1887 there was a 

 balance of a little over £80. 



"In 189G and 1897 a General Index for Series 4, 5, and 6 

 was published, but the Union was unable to meet the whole 

 of the expenses, and a considerable sum was paid by the 

 President. 



