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BSBI News No. 24 April 1980 B.S.B.I.NTWS No.24 Editedby EDGAR D. WIGGINS CowpastureFarm, Felixstowe, Suffolk IP119RD Tragopogonhybridus (seep. I 8) O del.J. Smythies1979 ADMINISTRATION Addresses HON.GEN. SEC.(General Enquiries) Mrs. M. Briggs,White Cottage, Slinfold. HORSHAM.West Sussex. RHl3 7RG. HON.TREASURER.( Payment of Subscriptionsand change of address). Mr. M. Walpole,68Outwoods Road, LOUGHBOROUGH,Leics LEll 3LY. HON. FIELD SEC. (lnformationon RarePlants, Field Meetings etc.) MissL. Fanell, N.C.C.PO Box 6, Godwin House,George Street, HUNTINGDONPEI8 6BU. N.B. The Membership Office addressin frontispiece of the 1979 List of Members ancl Subscibers is no longer applicable all membershiprecords have been transJened Jrom Readingto Loughborough. COMMITTEEFOR WALES I8th ANNUAL GENERALMEETING, 1980. to be heldat CartrefleCollege, WREXHAM, Clwyd, on Septemberl3th, 1980. PROGRAMME Scpt. l3th i0.00 am. Visit to University of Livcrpool Botanic Gardens,Ness, led by Mr. H. McAllister and Mr- D.M, Parker. 1.30pm. Meetingof (lommittcefbrWales. 2.30 pm. Arctic-alpine speciesin Northern Snowdonia; their relationship to thc environment Dr. R.Fl.Hughes. 3.30pm. A.G.M. 4.00 pm- Tea 4.30 pm- Conservationof SaxiliogaLespitosa L. in North Wales- Mr. D.M. Parker. 7.00 pm. Dinner 8.00 pm. E,xhibitionand l)iscussion. N{embersare invited to bring along a selectionof their colour slidesor any other in terestinetbotanical exhibits. Sept.14th Recordingforthe'[iloraof l'lints'invariouspartsof Flintshire. Ar'commodation is availableat (lartrelle ColJegeat approximately f7.00 per night, including meals. AII B.S.B.l. members and thcir guests are welcome and further details can be obtained from the Secrctary to the Clonlmittee tbr Wales Mr. R.G. Ellis, Dept. of Botany, National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, CI' I 3NP. I'lcasenpply beforc August I st, 1980- Nominations for mcmbcrship of thc (lommittoe or for the post of Hon. Secretaryshould be matle in writing rvith the signaturoof thu nomrnee,belbre the end of June to the Hon. Secretaryat the above address- 2 B.S.B.I.REGION VII - SCOTLAND(v.c. 72-112.) ln 1980the quadrennialappoint- ment by the Committeefbr Scotlandof a Representativeto B.S.B.I.Council falls due. Membersresident in Scotlandwho elect the Committeefor Scotlandwill elect three newmembers to that Committeeon November1st. 1980 as set out below. MaryBriggs. Hon. Gen. Sec. B.S.B.I.Committee for SCOTLAND. At the A.G.M.on I st November1980, three members will beelected to theCommittee. The retiringmembers are R.J.O.McBeath, P. Macphersonand A.Mc.G.Stirling and all areeligible for re-election. Nominations,signed by two nrembersof the Societynormaliy residentin Scotland or who are recordersfor a vice-countyin Scotland though not resident,and with the written consentof the carrdidatewho must alsoqualify asabove, should reach the under- signedat 15, LubnaigRoad. Glasgow. G43 3RY.,by 4th October,1980. PeterMacpherson, Hon. Sec.Committee for Scotland. SUBSCRIPTIONS 'l'he transl-er of membership records liom Reading and the collection of subscriptions for 1980 has gone smoothly, though a few problems have arisen. Pleaseread the following notes to seeif you are affected. Bankers Orders All nrembers who, according to the old Reading records, paid by standing order were asked to cancel their bankers orders. Over 600 subscriptions were still received by this method, ntainly at the old rate of !5. By the time this issue of News appears such mcmbers wiil have received a reminder and hopefully they havc now paid the batance, but PLEASE CANCEL your standing order for future years. The reason for changing our system is to streamline subscription collection, it takes many hours to reconcile the often imprecise details provided by your bankers with oar membership records. As usual we have rect:ived many subscriptions by standing order which we have not yet been able to idcntily on the membership list. This incurs extra postage and causesinconvenience to the members concerncd,but you will appreciatewe must be certain (for example) which Jonesor Smith haspaid when no initials are given by the bank. Invoices A number of members paid against thc subscription invoices sent out at the end of December and also paid by standing order. We believe that the majority of those who did so will by now havc received a refund but it is possible that trecauseof the insufficient detail refcrred to above some overpayments lie in our suspenseaccount. Ii on reading this you realisc you have overpaid and have not been contactedby us, pleaselet us know as soon aspossible. Direct Debiting System I hopc detailsof this will tre sentwith the next issueof Nr:ws-Many membershave urged us to take up this system as it providcsan ertremely cfficient mcthod of collectionand alsoenables us to update our recordsspeedily and correctly- lt doesof coursealso saveus much postageand labour thus helping me to defer I'urthcr subscription increases.We are awarc that in the past other Societiesusing the Direct Debiting System havc had problcms, but the system is now well cstablishedand I am conii- dent we can use it rvithout inconvenicnccor worry to our members.I hopc you will adopt this method of payntent when details arc erplaincd to you, if not,an invoicc will bc sent eachyear to enablepay- ment to be made by chequc. Currency May I remind our overseasand lrish mombcrs that subscriptionsarc payable in Sterling or the Sterling equivalent and duc account should be taken of any diftbrcnce in exeltangcrates. A number of foreign members pay by b:rnk transl'er,plclsc note thilt our account is now held by Ilarclaysllank Limited, Market Place,[,oughborough and NOT the Nalional WcstnrinsterBank, Oxford. Finally may I remind you that in thc intcrcsts oi economy, rnailingswill not be sent out after rlre lst May to mcmbers who havc not paid their subsciptionsand should yours be in arrcarstltis 'I'reasurer will probably be tltc lasl rn.rilingyou will rcccive M- Walpolc,Ilon. D ADMINISTRATION / Continued) PROGRAMMES The Programmesof Annual GeneralMeeting and no lessthan threeSymposia this year, areon offer to memberswith thismailing. BookingProcedure reminders :- 1. Climate and Plants Saturday, April 26th 1980. Joint Meetingwith the Royal MeteorologicalSociety at UniversityCollege. L,ondon. 10.30 1700. Programmeand Booking form enclosedwith this mailing;(They will be acceptedup to April 19th). 2. The A.G.M., Cambridge.May lOth andBrecklantl Excursion May llth bookingsto: Mrs. Ailsa lee,3 RoslistonRoad, Stapenhill, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DEl5 9RJ before May lst. (For informationon overnightaccommodation in Cambridgeapply to: The Tourist Information Office, Guildhall,Cambridge). 3. BiologicalAspects of RarePlant Conservation. July 13th - l9th, 1980,King's College, Cambridge.(See BSBI News23, p.l9). Programrnesavailable now from N{rs.Hilary Birks, CambridgeConservation Conference, Universlty Botanic Garden, 1 Brookside,Cambridge CB2IJF. 4. Fern Conference.Joint meetingwith BritishPteridological Soceity, September 26th 28th, 1980, Brathay, Anrbleside,cunrbria. Programmeand booking instructionson page8. My I remind you that compliancewith the booking instructionsgreatly assists the organisers.Of 36 A.G.M. bookingssent, only three membershad rememberedthe re- quest to sends.a.e. This s.a.e.not only contributesto the organisingexpenses but it is alsoa considerabletinte saverfor the organiser.The requestfor Field meetingbookings to be sent on postcards(perhaps surprisingly also accompanied by a s.a.e.)again helps the leadersto deal with adrninistrationin the minimum time - the cardsare neatand easilyfiled. HON. GEN. SECRETARY'SNOTES From Councilfor Natureto CoEnCo. Many nremberswill alreadyknow that the Councilfor Naturewas dissolved on 31st December.lc)79. On its formationthis Councilprovided vital links betweenmany societies,but witlr changesin patternsof policy in recentyears it wasdecided to pro- vide this essentialliaison through an alternativeorganisation. Two particularlyuseful servicesprovided by Councilfor Naturethrough the years:a) the productionofHobitat andb) informationleallets, have now been transferred to the COUNCILFORENVIRON- MENTAL coNSERvATloN (coEnco) at 29 GrevilleSrreet, London, BCI SAX. The 'c lor N.'leatletsare still available, i.e. 2. Pollution3. Careers4. EducationalAids 5. Wildliie Projectsartd RecordingSchenres 6. Conservationof WilclCreatures & Wild PlantsAct 1975,are now tiblainablefrom CLTENCoat the aboveaddress: up to -5copies are free of chargeon receiptol'a Neu,ssize s.a.e. 4 MEMBERSHIPADMINISTRATION Sincethe B.S.B.Imembership record cards and stencils were moved to Loughborough, we haveheard that there wasa fire at HarvestHouse in Readingwhich gutted the room in which B.S.B.l.membership work wascarried out until 31st December,1919,and all the recordsand stocksof journalsthere (belonging to other societies)were destroyed. Our sympathy goes to the Society of GeneralMicrobiology and all the Societiesaffected. How narrowiy the B.S.B.I.escaped this disaster!On an earlieroccasion, as John Dony hasreminded me, the B.S.B.I.was not so fortunateas in April 1941,Francis Druce who was then Hon. Treasurerand alsoActing Secretaryof B.S.B.I.was killed duringan air raid by a bomb which burst outside his shelterafter passingthrough his flat. In the ragingfire which followedthe blast,all the Society'sdocuments were lost. Three quarters of a centuryearlier when the Society'spapers were in Thirsk,a fire theredestroyed the recordsof the BotanicalSociety and ExchangeClub; aller both thesedisasters the accountsand lists
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