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The Chairman stated that Messrs. Pagaui had written to 

 say that it would be necessary to increase the price of the 

 dinner to 7.s. Gd. from January next. After some discussion 

 it was decided that the Secretary should make enquiries 

 elsewhere, but unless he found good reasons for a change we 

 should remain at Pagani's. 



The Chairman made some remarks on our financial 

 condition, and pointed out that our present liabilities would 

 absorb all the subscriptions for the present session and 

 possibly more. He further stated that owing to the increase 

 in the cost of printing we must budget for a yearly expendi- 

 ture of at least £200. Under these circumstances, a 

 considerable increase of the yearly subscription would be 

 inevitable, and he proposed calling a Special General 

 Meeting- for that purpose at an early date when the 

 Committee hud gone into the matter more fully. He also 

 pointed out that the General Index had cost j£169 and that 

 only 45 members had bought a copy, and he hof)ed that all 

 members would get one in order to help on the finances 

 of the Club, even if they did not specially require it for use. 



A short discussion followed, in which Mr. Mathews 

 suggested that many of the descriptions of new forms 

 might be considerably shortened without impairing their 

 scientific value. Mr. Bunyard suggested that if the Index 

 were sold to members for 10s. instead of £1 more members 

 would be likely to buy it, and Major Sladen that in future 

 more consideration should be given to our finances so that 

 we did not spend money on extra-ordinary publications 

 which, however useful they might be, we could not afibrd. 



The two-hundred-and -fifty -first Meetingof the Club was held 

 at Pjiguni's Restaurant, 42-48, Great Portland Street, W., 

 on Wednesday, November 10th, 1920. 



Chairman : W. L. ScLATER, M.A. 



Memhers present : — E. E. Adams ; P. H. Bahr ; E. C. 

 Stuart Baker ; D. A. Bannerman ; E. Bidwell ; J. L, 

 BoNiiOTE ; P. ¥. Bunyard ; P. A. Buxton ; C. Chubb ; 



