218 THE ESSEX NATURALIST
As regards the Museum—by the Municipal College Principal (and
staff) collaborating with a curator (if any) appointed by the Essex
Field Club.
As regards the Museum Library—by the Borough Librarian (and
staff) collaborating with a librarian (if any) appointed by the Essex
Field Club.
Should any difference arise which cannot be resolved during these
collaborations, a small sub-committee of two or three representatives
on each side shall be appointed at the request of either party to deal
with such outstanding differences, or otherwise to interpret this agreed
memorandum.
6. The Corporation is not to be required to make any new provision of
furniture or exhibits during the period.
7. The Corporation is to provide for the continuance of the periodicals
and publications at present maintained in sets, and provided that the
annual expenditure thereon by the Corporation does not exceed £30,
except for those which the Club obtains in exchange for its own publica-
tions, and to reimburse the Club for expenditure on purchases in this
respect made between June 1948, and the date of this Memorandum.
8. The Corporation is to undertake and provide the necessary minimum
heating, lighting, cleaning and building maintenance services required
to prevent damage to the Museum or its contents ; the Corporation is to
give prompt attention to any representations from the Essex Field Club
that any of the services are being provided on an inadequate basis for
securing this objective.
9. If the Museum is for the time being not re-opened to the general public,
the Corporation is to be entirely responsible for this.
10. Subject to any small inconveniences or limitations which the heating,
lighting, cleaning and building maintenance services impose, the Essex
Field Club is to continue to have the full use of and access to the Museum
as heretofore, obtaining access through the Municipal College but only
during the period when the Municipal College Staff are on duty and
so as not to call for any staff to be specially kept on duty for this purpose.
11. In addition to the Essex Field Club Members, the Museum is to be
available for visitation by :
(a) Organised school parties, entering via the Municipal College,
only under the effective charge of a competent person to be made
responsible for preventing any damage to the contents of the
Museum.
(b) Parties of students, entering via the Municipal College, only
under the effective charge of a competent person to be made
responsible for preventing any damage to the contents of the -
Museum.
12. The Borough Public Libraries Committee is to give members of the
Essex Field Club (list to be supplied to the Borough Librarian) the same
facilities for using the services of the West Ham Municipal Libraries as
are enjoyed by residents in the Borough.
REPORT OF COUNCIL FOR 1949-50
In presenting this report it is first our sad duty to refer to the loss which
the Club has sustained during the past year by the death of several of its most
valued members. These friends who have passed from among us include
Miss G. Lister, Miss E. Lister, Mr. D. J. Scourfield, Mr. C. Gourley, Mr. J.
Keeves, Mr. L. Price and Mr. C. R. G. Turk. Their absence will be felt by
us all and the prestige of the Club lessened by the removal of their names