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EXCURSIONS, 1947. 
THREATS TO BRITISH FLORA 
Members are urged to report to the Hon. General Secretary any 
threats to the British flora. The Council has appointed a Special Com- 
mittee to deal with such matters and every effort will be made “ to 
promote in every way possible the conservation of the British flora.” 
FUNCTIONS OF LOCAL SECRETARIES AND RECORDERS 
PREAMBLE 
MTiile it is highly desirable that whenever possible the functions of 
Local Secretary and Recorder should be performed by one person, in 
practice this will not always be possible. The distinct functions are 
therefore here separately defined. It is felt that Local Secretaries and 
Recorders should not become the only, or even the usual, channels of 
communication between members on the one hand and the Officers, 
Referees, or Panel Members of the Society on the other. On the ap- 
pointment of a Local Secretary or Recorder, he /she shall have the 
boundary of his/her area defined. Areas will where possible be on the 
basis of AYatsonian vice-counties, but it may be found desirable to ap- 
point either for a smaller area. 
LOCAL SECRETARIES 
1. To keej) in touch with other local members and where possible 
and desirable to arrange field and other meetings for their benefit. 
2. To encourage the enrolment of new members. 
.3. To act as a centre for some botanical work of local bearing wdiere 
they are qualified to do so. 
4. To provide information to members of tbe Society from outside 
their areas, either by correspondence or otherwise, on travel facilities, 
accommodation, and botany. (This does not include supplying infor- 
mation about localities for rare plants, although statements as to their 
continued existence or frequency may be given for the purpose of scien- 
tific work.) 
o. To keep in touch with local libraries, museums, and, especially, 
local herbaria and Natural History Societies, supplying information 
about them to other members, and jiarticularly to the Panel, and also 
keeping the name of the Society before officials, officers, and members 
of local Societies. 
6. To assist the Field Secretary and Leaders of field meetings prior 
to and at the time of visits of the Society to their area. 
7. To report without delay to the General Secretary or Treasurer 
the death of any member living within their area. 
8. To make regular visits to habitats of special interest within their 
areas so far as possible, and to report without delay to the General 
Secretary of the Society, any threat which may call for conservation 
measures. 
