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JUNE 15th, 1909. 
^he foreujn IBivb cllub. 
NOTICES TO MEMBERS. 
IMPORTANT. — At a recent meeting of the Council it was proposed 
to alter the Club year from — 
•as at present March 1st to February 28th, 
TO January ist to December 31st. 
'l"he present arrangement of overlapping into two years, causes much con- 
fusion among many of the members, besides increasing the work of the 
Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, and they strongly urged the change. 
As the proposed change was an important one, and would involve the 
current volume being two numbers short, nine instead of the usual eleven, 
a vote of the ivhole Council was taken on the question. The result is as 
follows : — 
For the ch;inge 10; Against 3. 
Thus by a large majority the Council have decided in favour of the change 
and the Club yeai will, in fultire, commence on January 1st and terminate 
on December 31st of each yeai'. 
We would point out. that thougli this change means two numbers 
short for current volume of Bird Notes, if copy is to hand, the volume will 
be but little, if any, smaller than its predecessors in bulk, and the full 
number of colouied plates will be issued. 
EXHIBITIONAI,. There was also a strong desire expressed to do more 
to encourage the exhibition of Foreign Birds; after much discussion it was 
generally fell that in the present financial position we could not draw on 
the regular funds for this purpose; however, it was unaniinoush' decided to 
have two silver cups to be competed for among the members— one for Lon- 
don, the other for the Provinces ; two membei s of llie Council promising one 
guinea each towards the cost. As regards the conditions of competition I 
have received the following fiom Mr. Townsend, Exhibilional Secretary : — 
