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be needed for the purposes of the enquiry, but the importance 

 of rewarding the lightkeepers was not then appreciated. 



"The additional expense thus involved makes it necessary 

 for your Committee to ask for a sum of Twenty Pounds 

 to enable it to carry on the work." 



On the motion of the Chairman, the Report was adopted ; 

 and, after a discussion, it was proposed by Mr. Bonhote, 

 seconded by Mr. Bidwell, and carried: — 



" That the sum of Twenty Pounds from the funds of 

 the Club should be granted to the Sub-Committee." 



Mr. Charles Pearson proposed that the annual Lantern- 

 slide Meeting should be held on March 15th. This was 

 unanimously agreed to. 



Mr. Witherby announced that he was anxious to deliver 

 the accounts and papers of the Kite Preservation Fund to a 

 properly appointed Secretary. On the motion of Mr. Henry 

 J. Pearson it was unanimously agreed that Mr. E. Gr. B. 

 Meade-Waldo be requested to act as Secretary of this Fund. 



The next Meeting of the Club will be held on Wednesday, 

 the 15th of February, 1905, at 8.30, at the Restaurant 

 Frascati, 32 Oxford Street; the Dinner at 7 p.m. Members 

 intending to dine are requested to inform Mr. Witherby, at 

 326 High Holborn, W.C. 



[N.B. — Members who intend to make any communication 

 at the next meeting of the Club are requested to 

 give notice beforehand to the Editor, also to supply 

 him with a written account of anything intended for 

 publication.] 



(Signed) 



P. L. Sclater, H. F. Witherby, R. Bowdler Sharpe, 



Chairman. Sec. <5f Treas. Acting Editor. 



