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NATURE NOTES. 
a photographic exhibition, all of which were largely attended. The annual general 
meeting of this branch was presided over by the mayor of Richmond. A deputa- 
tion of your Council was present, and addressed the meeting, as did also .Sir R. 
Temple, the representative in Parliament of the Richmond division of Surrey. 
“ The Clapton branch, under the management of its able secretary, is organis- 
ing a Field Club upon the lines of the Richmond Selborne Field Club. The 
Council is confident that this will be found a mean of strengthening the branch. 
“ The present year being the centenary of the death of Gilbert White, arrange- 
ments have been made for a visit to Selborne on Saturday, June 24 th. The 
Council is glad to learn that several of the branches are intending to celebrate the 
anniversary locally, and would suggest that no better occasion could be found for 
calling public attention to the Society. 
“ The Council hopes that the Annual Meeting will open the way to a series of 
meetings in places accessible to members residing in London or its vicinity, and 
at which collections of special interest to members of the Selborne Society could 
be exhibited. 
“ The Council regrets that it is unable this year to present a satisfactory balance 
sheet. The expenses of the Society’s Magazine have been unusually heavy, and 
there has been no compensating increase of receipts. 
“ The Council draws the attention of the secretaries of branches to the rule 
that the minimum contribution from each branch is one-tenth of its annual 
receipts.” 
THE EXCURSION TO SELBORNE. 
HE arrangements for the excursion on Midsummer Day 
have been completed. We hope that the gathering 
will be representative, and that Selbornians, and all 
who sympathise with them, will join in the com- 
memoration. It is needless to tell the readers of The Natural 
History of Selborne anything about the charms of the country 
where Gilbert W'hite lived and died ; and they still remain 
much the same as they were a hundred years since. The 
house, indeed, has been altered, as will be seen by those 
who compare the illustration on p. 103 with that at p. 194 of 
our last year’s volume ; but the natural features of the land- 
scape are unaltered. If the weather is favourable, the day can 
hardly fail to be one which will be marked with a white stone 
in the memories of those who take part in its observance. 
Tickets for the excursion may now be had of the Secretary, 
9, Adam Street, Adelphi, W.C., or of the local secretaries. For 
the railway, 4s. ; for luncheon, 2s. 6d. ; for the drive, 4s. 6d. 
Tickets for the drive will be transferable, if desired, for the 
return from Selborne to Alton. 
It is absolutely necessary for the efficient working of the 
excursion that early notice should be given to the Secretaries by 
persons wishing to join, as no tickets can be issued after June 
17th. Applications should in every case be accompanied by a 
stamped and addressed envelope. The excursion is not re- 
stricted to members of the Society. The official programme 
will be found on p. 119. 
