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Correspondence. 
the various schemes of exclian^e whicli had been brought for- 
ward, mainly to prevent inl)ree(hni;', etc., had mostly failea, 
apparently owing to the indifference of members, for, whatever 
the cause, members certainly did not avail themselves of the 
means of the opportunities provided of introducing new blood 
into their breeding, though members have used our " members' 
sale and exchange " column fairly freely to offer surplus stock 
for sale or to make known their wants. The Marquis of Tavis- 
tock kindly replied as follow : — 
" Dear Mr. PaGi;, — Don't you lliiiik we misjlil make a big- cffoii, either 
" now, or after the war, to induce members, in tlie interest.s of humane 
" bird keeping' and of their own pockets and for the preservation of rare 
" species, to take up a scheme on the hnes of the enclosed? 
" Club breeders to make themselves wholly or partly 
" responsible for maintaining for sale to members of the 
" F.B.C. one or more species of birds. 
" Names and addresses of breeders, and names of birds 
" to appear free of charge in each issue of Bird Notes as 
" long as the stock continues unsold, e.g. 
" Mr. A Cockateels. 
" Mr. B Zebra-finches. 
" Mrs. C Avadavats. 
" but this need not be the same as that charged by other 
" breeders for the same species, though it is desirable that it 
" should be so if it can hj arranged. Prices to be communi- 
" cated to the Editor. 
" Surplus stock, i.e. stock not claimed by members. 
" after being on offer as long as the breeder is able to keep it, 
" may be sold by the breeder at his own price to persons not 
" members of the club. 
" Complaints with regard to stock sold by club breed- 
" ers to be sent to the Editor, who shall, if he see fit, mention 
" the complaint to tlie breeder, without revealing the com- 
" plainant's name, or in any way personally endorsing the 
" complaint. 
Club breeders found guilty of unfair and dishonest 
" practices to be deprived of their niembershi]) of the T<\B.C., 
" no reason being given. 
" Members of the P. B.C. to make it a point of 
" honour : — 
