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Membership remained static. The income and 
expenditure account reflects a surplus of KShs 611 ,520, 
an increase of KShs 406,311 . due mainly to funding, in 
excess of KShs 1 .200.000, by Birdlife International and 
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds for 
operational changes in the Society. A Birdlife Seminar 
was hosted which, together with related travel costs, 
absorbed KShs 523,030. The practice of running the 
office on an honorary basis was discontinued in favour 
of paid employees which cost an extra KShs 224,555, 
and should cost even more in the years to come All the 
necessary employment and tax legislation has been 
complied with in respect of these changes. Alterations 
in the financing of the Bulletin and Journal saved KShs 
183,165. 
Office sales show a surplus of KShs 118.458, an 
amount substantially lower than last year but that 
remains satisfactory in relation to turnover. The Society 
now restricts sales of technical books to members only 
to comply with trading laws and value added tax 
legislation. 
Thank you. 
Andrew Brass, Treasurer 
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION 
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION— EAST 
AFRICAN CROCODILE SIGHTINGS 
A team of herpetologists is currently preparing a field 
guide to the reptiles of East Africa, to be published by 
Academic Press, We would like to receive from EANHS 
members details of any sightings of Nile crocodiles, 
accompanied by the latitude and longitude of the locality, 
if this not obvious. At present, we have records of 
crocodile sightings from the following areas: 
• Kenya 
— Athi River from Nairobi National Park 
downstream to the sea, 
— Tana River from Kindaruma downstream to the 
sea, 
— Mara River, 
— Uaso Nyiro (north) from Samburu NR to Lorian 
Swamp, 
— Lakes Baringo, Turkana and Victoria; 
• Uganda 
— Victoria and Albert Nile, 
— Lakes Edward and Albert; 
• Rwanda 
— vicinity of Akakgera National Park; 
• Tanzania 
— Mara and Grumeti Rivers, 
— Lake Tanganyika, 
— Rovuma and Rufiji Rivers. 
Please send records of sightings for Tanzania to 
Prof. Kim Howell (Dept of Zoology, University of Dar- 
es-Salaam, P.O. Box 35064, Dar-es-Salaam, e-mail 
khowell@twiga.com ), sightings for Kenya, Uganda, 
Rwanda and Burundi to Steven Spawls (The Stanford 
English School. P.O Box 30056, Addis Ababa, e-mail 
sandford@telecom.net.et }. 
All information will be acknowledged and observers 
credited in the book We are particularly interested in 
sightings from isolated water bodies, small rivers, high- 
altitude records, appearance of crocodiles in recent man- 
made reservoirs, etc.— but please make sure you didn’t 
just see a Nile monitor lizard! Any other interesting 
reptile records (if identification is certain) will also be 
gratefully received. 
Stephen Spawls The Stanford English School, P.O. 
Box 30056, Addis Ababa 
Kim Howell Dept of Zoology, University of Dar-es- 
Salaam, PO. Box 35064, Dar-es-Salaam 
EANHS MEMBERSHIP RATES 
PER ANNUM 
Local 
US$ 
UK 
Life now 
closed to further subscription 
Corporate 
5000 
200 
130 
Sponsor 
1000 
50 
35 
Instututional* 
700 
30 
20 
Full 
500 
20 
15 
Family 
700 
30 
20 
Pensioner 
250 
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- 
Student** 
250 
15 
10 
•Schools and Libraries 
•♦Only children under 1 8 and full-time University 
undergraguates. Graduate students register as 
full members. 
Membership offers you free entry to the National 
Museums; free lectures, films or slide shows 
every month in Nairobi; field trips and camps 
led by experienced naturalists; free use of the 
joint Society-National Museum Library (postal 
borrowing is possible) and a copy of the 
EANHS Bulletin every four months. The Society 
is the BirdLife Partner for Kenya. It organises 
the ringing of birds in eastern Africa and 
welcomes new ringers. It also runs an active 
Nest Record Scheme. 
Subscriptions are due on 1 January. From 1 July 
you may join for half the yearly subscription 
and receive publications from that date. 
Application forms may be obtained from the 
Hon. Secretary, Box 44486, Nairobi, Kenya. 
