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of ordinary members now contains over 300 names, it will entail an actual loss 

 to the Society to accept further nominations without some additional payment. 

 Hence the entrance fee. 



The provision for removal of the names of members who are unfinancial is a 

 rectification of an omission, and the power to commute an associate member's 

 subscription brings that class into line with the ordinary members. 



ADVANTAGES OF LIFE-MEMBERSHIP. 



The payment of an amount equal to ten annual subscriptions ensures to the 

 member all the advantages and privileges of membership for the rest of his life. 

 No annual reminders that the subscription is due are necessary, and from a 

 financial point of view the investment is generally a satisfactory one — some of 

 the present life members commuted twenty years ago ! 



From the Society's point of view, the commutation fee, which is immediately 

 capitalised, becomes a permanent asset, and the postages and clerical work of 

 sending out notices are saved. 



The earnest consideration of members is invited to the advantages of com- 

 muting. 



VALIDITY OF PASSES AND TICKETS. 



While the number of ordinary members was less than the complement, no 

 restrictions were placed upon the use of tickets even after the year for which 

 they were issued had expired. Now that the complement has been reached, 

 passes and extra tickets will be available only for the year in which they are 

 issued. As a special concession, however, the Taronga Park Trust has agreed 

 to accept tickets issued during the current financial year up to the 31st July 

 next, after which date they will not be recognised. 



Members are therefore earnestly requested to use their current year's tickets 

 within the time allowed, or to destroy them if not used by the 31st July. It will 

 also be a great convenience to the Society, and incidentally save themselves tome 

 possible inconvenience, if ordinary members, other than life members, will remit 

 their subscriptions for 1922-3 to the Hon. Secretary, before the end of June. 



GENERAL MEETINGS. 



The third of the General Meetings under the new scheme was held at the 

 Society's Room on Wednesday, 8th March, 1922, the attendance being disappoint- 

 ingly small. Mr. Basset Hull exhibited a collection of Chitons (Polyplacophora) 

 taken by him during a recent visit to South Western Australia. Mr. H. J. 

 Carter exhibited five genera, of Australian Buprestidae, not yet recorded. Two 

 of these were new genera — Neraldus Thery and Cyrioides Carter. The other 

 genera, Melanopliila, Diceropygus, and Endelus, have so far been recorded from 

 Malaysia (Melamophild from other regions also). Endelus is curious for its 

 small size and divided head. Mr. E. F. Pollock exhibited a number of photographs 

 taken by himself at Taronga Park. Mr. A. Musgrave exhibited insects collected 

 on the Nullarbor Plain and in the Recherche Archipelago. Mr. A. S. Le Souef 

 gave a short description of some Museum improvements he had seen in America. 



ANIMAL PHOTOGRAPHY. 



The Photographic Society of New South Wales has kindly invited members 

 of this Society to a lecture on Animal Photography by Mr. E. F. Pollock on 

 19th September next at the Assembly Hall. Department of Education, Sydney, 

 at 8 p.m. 



