. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 1955 49 Vol. 75. BULLETIN OF THE BRITISH ORNITHOLOGISTS9 CLUB Volume 75 Number 5 Published: 5th May, 1955 Annual General Meeting Chairman: Colonel R. Meinertzhagen The Sixty-third Annual General Meeting of the Club was held at on Tuesday, 19th April, 1955, at the Rembrandt Hotel, Thurloe Place, London, The Minutes of the last Annual General Meeting held on the 20th April, 1954, were passed. The Report and Accounts for the year to 31st December, 1954, were considered and passed unanimously. Mr. C. N. Walter explained that though t


. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 1955 49 Vol. 75. BULLETIN OF THE BRITISH ORNITHOLOGISTS9 CLUB Volume 75 Number 5 Published: 5th May, 1955 Annual General Meeting Chairman: Colonel R. Meinertzhagen The Sixty-third Annual General Meeting of the Club was held at on Tuesday, 19th April, 1955, at the Rembrandt Hotel, Thurloe Place, London, The Minutes of the last Annual General Meeting held on the 20th April, 1954, were passed. The Report and Accounts for the year to 31st December, 1954, were considered and passed unanimously. Mr. C. N. Walter explained that though there was a surplus of income for 1954, there would be increased expenditure in 1955, due to (a) an increase in the cost of printing, (b) the larger number of copies voted to authors, and (c) the decision of the Committee to allow authors more than one block. At the same time, he pointed out that the Commissioners of Inland Revenue had again warned him that the freedom from taxation was contended, and only valid from year to year. The following alterations to the Rules were passed unanimously: Rule 6.—To cancel the June meeting in future, and substitute it by a meeting in September. Rule 10.—To issue authors with 50 copies of the "bulletin" instead of 6 free separates. It was agreed that in view of the better financial position of the Club, Messrs. W. B. Keen & Co. should be remunerated as auditors at a fee of five guineas per annum. The Chairman moved a vote of thanks to Mr. R. A. H. Coombes for his work in disposing of copies of the "bulletin" for past Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Taylor, Nancy M. Oxford : Clarendon Press


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