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tibe Sclborne Societig’s ^IDagasine 
No. I2I. JANUARY, igoo. Vol. XI. 
SELBORNIANA. 
The Special Need of Donations to the General Fund 
OF THE Selborne SOCIETY. — -As members of the Selborne 
Society are aware, there appeared some years ago a rather 
serious deficiency in the Society’s annual account. This was 
mainly due to the transference to Branches of members pre- 
viously subscribing to the general fund, and was an unfortunate 
particular result of an otherwise most beneficial policy. 
The deficit has, thanks to donations and economy, been 
gradually reduced, but not yet extinguished. Last year it 
stood at £ 6 g 12s. yd. It is as yet too early to state what 
the result for i8gg will be, as the amount of some items of 
income (as the contributions by Branches) cannot at present 
be ascertained. But, though the income for the past year may 
be expected to be sufficient at least to meet the expenses of 
the year, it is quite certain that unless donations be received 
there can be no further substantial reduction of the deficit. 
In January members pay their annual subscriptions to the 
Secretary. The occasion seems to offer a convenient oppor- 
tunity for sending donations. It would need but a moderate 
response to this suggestion to finally settle the difficulty, and 
it ought to be settled. A provisional account for 1899 will be 
stated in February. 
The Royal Buckhounds. — The Council have authorised 
the Secretary to sign, on their behalf, the Memorial addressed 
to Lord Salisbury, or the head of the Government at the time, 
at the initiative of the Sports Committee of the Humanitarian 
League, praying that no further appointment may be made 
to the post of Master of the Royal Buckhounds. It may be 
