. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. . {Bull. 1976: 96(1)] Bulletin of the BRITISH ORNITHOLOGISTS' CLUB No. 1 Published: 20 March, 1976 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE FOR 1975 The past year has been marked by escalating costs due to raging inflation. Postage rates for the Bulletin rose 83% and there was a very heavy increase in the price of dinners, whilst the charge for printing the Bulletin rose by i2^% at the beginning of 1975. There were 20 new members in the year but there were eight resignations and nine members were struck off under Rule (4). The Committee much regrets
. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. . {Bull. 1976: 96(1)] Bulletin of the BRITISH ORNITHOLOGISTS' CLUB No. 1 Published: 20 March, 1976 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE FOR 1975 The past year has been marked by escalating costs due to raging inflation. Postage rates for the Bulletin rose 83% and there was a very heavy increase in the price of dinners, whilst the charge for printing the Bulletin rose by i2^% at the beginning of 1975. There were 20 new members in the year but there were eight resignations and nine members were struck off under Rule (4). The Committee much regrets to report the deaths of three members: F. A. Bak, Lord Hurcomb, , , and Captain C. R. S. Pitman, , , (Vice-Chairman 1956-59, Chairman 1959-62). There were eight new non-member subscribers to the Bulletin. At the end of the year there were 252 members and 126 non- member subscribers who were up to date with their subscriptions; these together show a slight increase on the corresponding figures at the beginning of the year and are highly satisfactory bearing in mind the increase in sub- scription rates, which came into force for 1975. The attendances at meetings totalled 168, a reduction on the three previous years, almost certainly attributable to rising prices. Meetings were held at the Cafe Royal in January, March and May, but in the middle of the year we were informed of an increase approaching 50% in the cost of dinners. We were fortunate in being able to hold our July, September and November meetings in the Senior Common Room at Imperial College, South Kensington, where the catering and facilities proved excellent; in July there was a buffet supper and at the other meetings dinner of equally good character. The first two meetings in 1976 have been arranged to take place at the Goat Tavern in Stafford Street, Mayfair, where less expensive fare is available, but where numbers are limited to 40 by space. We would welcome, at the Annual General Mee
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