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Nature Notes: 
THE SELBORNE SOCIETrS MAGAZINE. 
No. 212. AUGUST, 1907. VoL. XVIII. 
SELBORNIANA. 
Sale of White’s Manuscript. — The manuscript of “The 
Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne,” which was ex- 
hibited at our recent Conversazione, was sold at Sotheby’s on 
July I, and fell to Mr. Harford for £']y>. 
Suggested Sections of the Selborne Society. — The 
Council has for some time had before it a suggestion that the 
work of the Society could be done much more efficiently if 
sections were formed, consisting of Members specially interested 
in each particular object. For instance, one group of Members 
might deal with the protection of plants, another with the ques- 
tion of the wearing of feathers, a third with the preservation of 
ancient buildings, a fourth with that of places of natural beauty, 
a fifth with general amenities, and so on. The matter has now 
been referred to the General Purposes Committee, and it invites 
Members who are interested in any matter coming within the 
Society’s objects, whether mentioned above or not, to commu- 
nicate with the Honorary General Secretary, so that a report 
may be made to the Council as to the possibility of carrying out 
the idea. 
Crosby Hall S.aved. — Whilst at the beginning of last 
month we were in despair, hearing that the bank which had 
purchased the site were not willing to part with it, just as we 
are going to press we hear the very satisfactory news that an 
exchange of sites has been arranged. Crosby Hall, in the pre- 
servation of which the Selborne Society, in common with most 
societies of cognate interests, has been actively participating, 
is thus saved from the destruction which seemed inevitable. 
The British Association. — Quite a number of Selbornians 
will be present at the meeting of the British Association at 
Leicester this year. The President elect is Sir David Gill, 
