52 OUR ANNUAL MEETING. 



Owing to the defalcations of some Members, others have been 

 almost compelled to circulate many more slides. 



6. All Members who circulate some, but a fewer number than 

 six slides, may compound for the deficiency by paying is, 6d. 

 each for the remainder, making six slides in all. 



7. All slides purchased as suggested in Nos. 5 and 6 shall, at 

 the expiration of their circulation, be transferred to the Reference 

 Cabinet of the Society. 



8. That Fellows and Members may Insure all their slides in 

 circulation by paying an additional insurance fee of 2s. with the 

 annual subscription, when in case of breakage the Hon. Sec. will 

 replace to the best of his ability all slides belonging to such Mem- 

 ber as may be broken in transit ; but the value of no broken slide 

 shall be assessed at more than 5 s. ; and all slides so replaced will 

 be marked as such and will of course be the property of the 

 original owner of the slide destroyed. 



9. Members leaving home for any longer period than two days 

 must either leave instructions for the box to be at once dispatched 

 to the next name, or write to the Member preceding, and to the 

 Hon. Sec. 



10. Members keeping the boxes longer than four days, from 

 whatever cause, must pay a fine of twopence per day, commencing 

 at the 5th day. [This Rule is very much objected to, but no one 

 suggests an amendment, except that all box-stoppers shall be "ex- 

 communicated." Who will suggest a remedy without resorting to 

 such severe measures ?] 



11. The Vice-President of one year shall become President 

 the year following, and that Presidents and Vice-Presidents be 

 chosen from the lists of Fellows or Honorary Members. 



The Secretary said he had received many letters containing 

 suggestions, the most important of which he would read to the 

 meeting. Several letters were then read, which are too lengthy 

 for publication. The following is a summary of their contents : — 



The first letter was from their young invalided friend, Mr. 

 Searle, who was too unwell to be present that evening. He 

 approved heartily of proposition No. 4, since it would increase 

 immeasurably the efficiency of the Society, giving it, in fact, a 

 fresh starting-point. 



The Secretary further said there were 13 or 14 members in a 

 certain circuit which he would not name. The majority were 

 hard-working, valuable members. But one or two were shock- 

 ingly neghgent. He was frequently troubled with complaints as 



