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lounial (Iocs not fully meet the needs of all -if this should be so, 
will such nicnihers kindly \-(jice their need? 
W'c would like to see the Correspondence section more 
freely used — it is open for tlie discussion of any topic of avi- 
culture, and we trust in the coniini^' year this section will be 
more extensively used. 
The main i)oints wherein we ha\e failed apparently are: 
(11 The small mmiber of our members who contribute notes 
and articles, etc.. to tlie Journal. 
(2) The failure to make any material use of the Corres- 
pondence section. 
(3) The comparatively small n.umber who take the trouble to 
make tlie Club and its objects known to other 
aviculturists, and thus increase our membership. 
(4) The slackness of a portion of our members in the payment 
of their annual subscriptions. 
We will only further conment on points 3 and 4. As 
regards sttbscriptions, it is highly ii}iporta)it that these be f^aid 
pro)uptl\ — a)iv failure in tliis respect )ijeaiis a serious eurtail- 
mcnt and hindrance to the Club's progress and utility. 
We would also press point (3) r;iised by the secretary in 
his report, of the need of a united effort to increase our member- 
ship, and as this and the followiny three months is the best 
period to put forth the effort, we specially uri^e every member 
to do their best to bring oifr membership to pre-war level at 
any rate. The gaps left by war and its aftermath are many, 
but these will be easily tilled if all our members will make the 
Club and its objects known to other aviculturists. and induce 
them to join — the only question for each one is: Do 1 take 
sufficient interest in the F.B.C. to take tlie trouljle ? 
We are grateful to all who have assisted by contributions, 
etc.. to make the igjo volume what it is. and especially so to the 
Magazine Committee, who have assisted the Kditor in proof 
reading. 
'Phe Prospect will be referred to in our next issue. 
Tt only remains for us to ])Ut all slackness aside, and 
for each to feel that they have a part in making 1921, the Coming 
of Age year of the Club, the most successful in its liistory, and 
we are confident that all will rise to the occasion, 
