an enlarged newsletter was sent quarterly to members to compensate 
for this* Miss Priscilla Allen was once again the Hon* Secr.etary, 
assisted by Miss B* Bebenham and they cheerfully took on the extra 
work. Journal No* 119 in 1970 contained many Interesting papers; 
it was the last to be issued in that format. Once again the name 
was changed to its present title ^ The Journal of the E a8;t^ Af rioa 
Natural Histo.rjy; Soci ety and Nationa j^ Museum ^ . In order to have 
scientific worlc published and distributed to members more rapidly 
the Society published No 120 as a seperate single paper on Fresh- 
water Prawns by Baily and Crichton, instead of a collection of 
papers bound into one J ournal * This policy continues and many 
important v/orks have been made available in this way* The lesser 
scientific observations, nature notes, book reviev;s and Society 
notes were published in the Bul letin . This was in a duplicated 
form and Mr and Mrs Backhurst put many hours of work into making 
it a success. 
The Society was pleased to publish in 1974 Journal 149 *A Guide 
to the Snakes of the Tanzania and Kenya Borderlands* by D, Vesey- 
PitzGerild. The author, an entomologist and all round naturalist, 
who had worked on pest control in many parts of the world, died at 
the age on 64 in May of that year* 
1975 brought many worries and inflation hit the Society in no 
uncertain manner. Amongst others the increase in postage was quite 
staggering being from 100^ to 200^* The Bullet in had to be reduced 
to six copies a year but larger issues were promised* 
Several changes came about in 1976. Br Greenway, editor of 
the Journal and associated with the Society for many years resigned 
and Mrs Jean Hayes took over as Hon* Editor. Mr Backhurst resigned 
as editor of the Bu lletin and his place was filled by Mr Clifton, 
Miss Allen resigned as Secretary but continued as a member of the 
committee and Museum Librarian. Miss Bennie Angv/in became Hon, 
Secretary and Treasurer. At last the Society had an office to work 
from, Mr Richard Leakey, the Birector of the National Museum, kindly 
allowed the Society the use of a x jon near the Library, No time 
was lost in moving in and the voluntary staff now try to keep this 
open for the benifit of members during normal office hours. 
Mrs Britton continued with the valuable work of the nest record 
scheme and many members were supplying valuable data of their obser- 
vations. An analysis of the breeding seasons of East African birds 
by Br L, Brown and Mr Peter Britten was well advanced and one can 
only guess at the many hours which have already been spent upon it.* 
The Ornithological Sub— Committ e e of the Society felt there was 
a need for a purely East African ornithological publication and this 
was accepted by the Executive Committee in October 1976. Produced 
quarterly, together with an annual bird report, Scopus has proved 
very popular. The first issue was published in 1977 and the 
publication is available to members for an annual fee of She* 50/—. 
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