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your Branches that steps are being taken to preserve part at 
least of Warley Woods, on the north-west of Birmingham, from 
the builders’ hands. Your Council considers this action on the 
part of the Birmingham and Midland Branch an apt illustration 
of the utility of local Branches as permanent centres for the 
organisation of local effort, especially on occasions of emergency. 
Telegraph and Telephone Poles. — You were represented by your 
Editor and Secretary on a deputation to the Postmaster- 
General on January 16, with regard to the disfiguring of views 
with unsightly telegraph and telephone poles. The action was 
taken by the Commons and Footpaths Preservation Society, and 
the immediate question arose out of a proposed line of wires 
across Epping Forest. The Postmaster-General expressed him- 
self as being in sympathy with the deputation, and promised 
to give every possible consideration to the natural beauties of 
proposed routes. The result of the deputation was that the 
intention to erect poles across the Forest was abandoned. 
The Advertisements Regulation Act. — Your council strongly 
supported the Bill which Lord Balfour of Burleigh introduced 
into the House of Lords on behalf of the Society for Checking 
the Abuse of Public Advertising, a paragraph in Clause 2 of 
which, relating to the disfigurement of views, is particularly in 
keeping with the objects of the Selborne Society. There seems 
to be considerable hope that in its amended form “ the Bill will 
get through Committee.” 
VI. — PUBLIC.\TI0NS. 
“ Nature Notes.” — The intention that the Magazine should be 
better illustrated has been carried out and the short “notes” 
still continue to be of particular interest. This latter statement 
is borne out by the large number of references made to them in 
the general Press. The largely increased space devoted to the 
excursions, meetings of Branches and business of the Society will 
also have been noticed. Your Council feels, however, that there 
is still much that might be done to improve the Magazine, and 
would appeal to its readers for more short articles giving the 
results of personal observations. 
It has been decided that in the near future the Magazine 
shall be sent to members packed fiat in envelopes instead of 
folded within wrappers. 
The best thanks of the Society are due to your Editor for 
his valuable services. 
Prospectus. — A new illustrated prospectus, setting forth the 
objects of the Society and the advantages which it can offer to 
members, is in course of preparation. 
VII. — Library. 
Arrangements have been made for the issue to members of 
books from the Library, and lists have already appeared in the 
Magazine. Your thanks are due to the present Honorary 
