362 Letters, Extracts, and Notes. 



Tliat the following portion of Rule 7, wliicli now stands 

 as follows : — 



' the Secretai-y shall be directed to send a registered 

 letter to that Member, stating the facts brought 

 before the Committee and asking for an explanation 

 of the same, but without mentioning the source from 

 which such information was obtained/ 



Shall be altered to read thus : — 



' the Secretary shall be directed to send 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.' 



The resolution of sympathy and support in favour o£ the 

 'Plumage Bill' now before the House of Commons was 

 discussed at length, and the following motion was carried 

 unanimously : — 



" That the British Ornithologists' Union express 

 their hearty sympathy with the principles of the 

 Government Bill for prohibiting the importation of the 

 skins and plumage of Wild Birds for millinery purposes, 

 but beg that their elected representatives may be heard 

 in Committee with regard to the details." 



In accordance with this resolution, it was agreed that the 

 Committee of the Union should act as the representatives 

 of the B. O. U. for this purpose. 



Mr. W. L. Sclater's motion " That ladies be admitted to 

 Ordinary Membership of the British Ornithologists' Union" 

 was next discussed, but on being put to the Meeting was 

 declared not carried. 



A vote of thanks to the Zoological Society for the use 

 of their Offices and Rooms during the past year was 

 unanimously passed. 



The meeting then adjourned to attend the Annual Dinner, 

 which was held in conjunction with the monthly Dinner of 

 the British Ornithologists' Club. 



