THE ANNUAL MEETING 
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Cliapel in the building itself and exhibited the historic collection 
of church plate. The latter visit was by permission of His 
Grace the Duke of Wellington. 
From this list it will be seen that 14 visits were organised, 
as against 9 in the preceding year, and that the average attend- 
ance has largely increased, being 49 as against 34. 
Your Council wishes this year to repeat its expression of its 
indebtedness to the staff of the Natural History Museum for the 
unstinted pains invariably taken by them in assisting the educa- 
tional efforts of the Society. 
HI. — The Protection of Animals. 
Your Council has during the year been in correspondence 
with the authorities with regard to the protection of birds and 
other animals on Achill Island, in Egypt and in Australia. 
They now receive from the Home Office all the Wild Bird 
Protection Orders as issued, and these are filed for future refer- 
ence. They have also been furnished with particulars of whar 
has been done for the protection of the fauna of Uganda and 
that of the Federated Malay States. It was with much satis- 
faction that they heard of the consent of His Majesty’s Govern- 
ment to the employment of the Coastguard for the execution 
of the Wild Birds Protection Acts and of Sir Harry Johnston’s 
proposal for making Achill Island into a sanctuary. The 
stringent regulations for putting a stop to what is now well- 
known as “ murderous millinery” in some of the United States 
of America should, your Council thinks, encourage us to 
renewed efforts in this apparently hopeless task. 
Hampstead Bird Sanctuary. — The inception of the 
Shelter was indicated in the Society’s last Annual Report. 
Since that time the shrubs and grasses which were planted upon 
the Society’s recommendation have come on fairly well, though, 
as was previously explained, a few years must elapse before it 
can be decided whether the enclosure is a complete success. It 
has been closely watched by members during the past year, and 
so far indications are favourable. It would perhaps be unwise 
to state in detail what has been observed in or about the 
shelter ; yet mention can be made of a squirrel that frequents 
the big trees close by, in which nuts for it are lodged periodically 
by a friendly hand. In pursuance of the original understanding 
with the Hampstead Heath Protection Society, the London 
County Council has lately made a further enclosure a little 
higher up the stream. This should prove a valuable addition 
to the Shelter when what is needed to fit it for the end desired 
has been done. 
Ealing Bird Sanctuary. — Arrangements have again been 
made for a keeper to watch the enclosure in which the Ealing 
Branch of the Society interested itself last year. It is hoped 
that some details with regard to the birds which are being 
