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The Annual General Meeting was held at Pagani's 

 Restaurant immediately before the Dinner. 



Mr. W. L. ScLATER in the Chair. 



Mr. J. L. BoNHOTE and Mr. H. Munt were re-elected as 

 Secretary and Auditor respectively, and Dr. H. Langton 

 and Major Sladen as members of the Committee in the 

 place of the Rev. F. C. R. Jourdain and Col. R. Stephenson 

 Clarke. 



The Hon. Treasurer gave a short account of the Finances 

 of the Club, which showed a considerable improvement on 

 those of last year, and the Balance Sheet duly audited was 

 passed. 



The following alterations to the Rules were put to the 

 meeting and carried : — 



Rule 1., line 3. Delete " ordinary." 

 All members of the Union are therefore eligible for 

 membership to the Club. 



Rule IV. Add :-^" and no former member who has 

 been removed for non-payment of subscription or any 

 other cause shall be allowed to attend as Guest. Ladies 

 are not admitted as Guests." 



Rule VII., line 9. Delete from " the senior .... to 

 retire," and insert " the senior of whom shall retire each 

 year ; every third year the two senior members shall 

 retire and two others be elected in their place." 



The Chairman gave the following Address : — 



In accordance with the custom instituted by my revered 

 father, I will briefly review the most important events of the 

 past year in the ornithological world. 



First of all, with regard to exploration. Our fellow-member 

 Capt. Hubert Lynes left England at the end of 1 920, accom- 

 panied by Mr. Willoughby Lowe, for Dafur in the Sudan. 

 Since that date they have been engaged in exploring the 

 Jebel Marra, a volcanic range reaching an altitude of over 

 10,000 feet. They have made large collections of birds, 

 as well as in other branches of Natural History, so that 

 we hope, when they return next year, their spoil will bring 



