Mr. Bonhote's Successor.



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as possible. Members are, therefore, requested to inform the Hon.

Business Secretary before Jan. 10th, if they wish to attend.


R. I. Pocock, Hon. Business Sec.,

Zoological Society , Regent's Park.



RETIREMENT OF MR. BONHOTE


FROM THE EDITORSHIP AND TREASURERSHIP OF THE SOCIETY.


Members of the Avicultural Society will share the regret of

the Council at the retirement of Mr. J. L. Bonhote from the double

post of Editor and Treasurer, which he has held since August 1910.

For several years before that date Mr. Bonhote acted as Treasurer ;

and when Mr. Finn, owing to pressure of other work, was compelled

to give up the editorship, Mr. Bonhote kindly consented to fill his

place, and, with the sanction and approval of the Council, to retain

the duties of Treasurer as well. Mr. Bonhote’s tenure of these con¬

joint offices has been followed by marked improvement, both in the

financial affairs of the Society and in the quality of the Magazine ;

and the Council wishes to take the opportunity of expressing their

great indebtedness to him for giving so much of his time, energy and

knowledge, without remuneration, to the work the conduct of the

Magazine demands, and of wishing him every success in his new

duties, the undertaking of which has compelled his reluctant retire¬

ment from the active and prominent part he has hitherto taken in

the affairs of the Avicultural Society. They hope, nevertheless, that

he will still be able to help the Society by contributing articles from

time to time to its journal.



MR. BONHOTES SUCCESSOR.


During the past four months Mr. Bonhote has found it im¬

possible to give the necessary attention to producing the Magazine,

and, since last October, the duties of Editor have been carried out

by Mr. D. Seth-Smith, to whom the sincere thanks of the Society

are due for undertaking the work for which his official post in the

Zoological Society leaves him but little spare time. The Executive



