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OFFICIAL NOTICES, &c. 
The object of the Selborne Society is to unite lovers of Nature for common 
study and the defence of natural objects (birds, plants, beautiful landscapes, &c.) 
against the destruction by which they are constantly menaced. The minimum 
Annual Subscription (which entitles the subscriber to a monthly copy of the 
Society’s Magazine) is 2s. 6d. All particulars as to membership may be obtained 
from the Secretary of the Selborne Society, 9, Adam Street, Adelphi, W.C. 
At the last three meetings of the Council of the Selborne Society the subject 
of leaflets and placards has been under discussion. As our readers know, a very 
large number of leaflets have been issued by the Society and also many broadsides 
or notices in large type protesting against wanton destruction of plants and 
animals. These have been very successful both in arresting injury and in procur- 
ing new members for the Society. But many of the leaflets and notices are out 
of print, and others are for various reasons obsolete. A sub-committee has 
been appointed for the purpose of producing new leaflets and re-issuing some 
of the old ones, bringing them, where necessary, up to date. The sub-com- 
mittee will be pleased to receive from members suggestions for leaflets to be 
issued, and from the branches copies of any local leaflets or notices protesting 
against destruction, which may have been found useful. MSS. or printed matter 
(not necessarily to be published) bearing on this subject may be sent either to the 
Secretary of the Society or to the editorial department of Nature Notes. 
Some of our readers have enquired as to cases for binding the vols. of Nature 
Notes. The question has been considered, but before finally deciding on the 
expense, we should be glad if those who would like to have such cases would be 
kind enough to send post cards to that effect, so that we might have some idea of 
the number required. 
The difficulty, or rather impossibility, of printing the many contributions 
which are kindly sent to us still continues. We have received several queries 
from contributors as to the fate of their MSS. In many cases the articles have 
been retained in the hope of utilising them in some future number ; but the 
continual supply of new matter has frustrated our intention. We have determined, ' 
therefore, to return most of the postponed contributions to those who were good 
enough to supply them. We shall try in future to acknowledge and, when 
necessary, return contributions in all cases ; as we should be very sorry that the 
influx of interesting communications which have reached us should be checked 
by the impossibility of printing them all. Much more could be done in this way 
if the Magazine were enlarged ; but the subscriptions to the Magazine Fund do 
not warrant this. 
We find it necessary to remind our correspondents again how necessary it is 
that their MSS. should be legible, especially in the case of proper names and 
scientific terms. We should also be glad if correspondents would write only on 
one side of the paper, and if they would carefully distinguish private advice and 
admonitions to the Editors from the matter which they are desirous of seeing 
inserted in Nature Notes. 
It is particularly requested that subscriptions and letters bearing on the general 
business of the Society, should not be forwarded to the Editors, but to the Secretary 
of the Selborne Society, 9, Adam Street, Adelphi. Editorial communications 
should be addressed to the Rev. Percy Myles, i, Argyle Road, Ealing, W. 
