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connection with abroad is well kept up; while members of older

standing, who have returned from abroad, have contributed

articles relating their experiences.


Last April we had to announce, with much regret the

resignation of Mr. Reginald Phieeipps from the "post of

Honorary Business Secretary, which he had most ably held.

He has been one of the chief helpers of the Society since it

commenced its career ten years ago, both by his literary and

pecuniary contributions. We hope that we may soon have some

more of his very interesting and instructive articles in our

agazine. The office of Hon. Business Secretary has been filled

by Mr. T. H. Newman, F.Z.S.



At the Animal Meeting of the Council, held in June it

was found necessary to revise the Rules, which were thought’to

be inadequate to the present state of the Societv, The matter

was very carefully considered, and we believe that as amended

they will tend towards better and smoother working of the

Society than heretofore.



The sale of the Magazine to non-members for the past

year compares favourably with other years, and our Publisher

who is responsible for all numbers sold to the outside public’


. COntmUeS ’ both by bri ”g>ng the Magazine before the general

notice, and by ably managing all such other business as falls to

e lot of a Publisher, to be of great service to the Society.


The finances of the Society have this year caused some

anxiety owing to our desire to keep the present volume up to

e highest standard. In order to prevent a serious deficit we

decided, as before mentioned, to have only eight coloured plates

year and to start a fund to help towards the illustrations,

ii** fUnd baS beeu most generously supported, and up to the

moment of writing ^28 10s. 6d. has been received. We take

this opportunity of heartily thanking those members whose

liberality has set the Society once more on a firm financial basis

and who have shown by their ready response that they have the

welfare of the Society at heart. We hope that next year bv

increase of our membership, the financial position of our Society

may be placed on an even firmer footing ; and we would ask all



