iv. Secretary's Report. 
Secretary's Report. 
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With the December issue of Bird Notes another volume 
of the Ckib's Journal is completed. I think the members will 
agree that the high standard wliich our Hon. Editor has reached 
in the past has been fully maintained during 1921. 
Several letters have reached me asking v^^hen the coloured 
plates will be restai-ted and also if the articles could be more 
varied. 
In the case of the former, coloared reproductions are still 
very expensive, and the committee do not consider they are 
entitled to run into too much expense unless the Illustration 
Fund is better supported. With regard to the latter I repeat 
my remarks of last year. If members would only try and send 
in copy to our Editor, who is always willing to receive it, ac- 
counts of their birds and what takes place in their aviaries, a 
greater variety of articles would appear and also greatly lessen 
the burden laid on Mr. Page of writing so many articles. 
I must again ask some of our Members to take note that 
the yearly subscription is due January ist each year, and not de- 
lay payment until the year has nearly gone. Some I am sorry 
to say are still in arrears, although I have made personal applica- 
tion for same to them. Let every member during the New 
Year resolve to do three things — pay subscriptions promptly, 
introduce a new member, and endeavour to write one article for 
their Club Journal. 
If this is done there is no reason why Bird Notes should 
not only hold its own amongst Foreign Bird Magazines but at- 
tain such a position that it can proudly and fully say : We lead, 
let those who like follow. 
SIDNEY WILLIAMS, 
