OUR ANNUAL MEETING. 57 



Mr. Barrett proposed the adoption of suggested Rule 7. 



Dr. Parsons seconded this, which was duly passed. 



Mr. Curties begged to interrupt the meeting for a moment. 

 Suggestions 8 and 9 were proposed, he presumed, for the convenience 

 of the Secretary. He thought it was doubtful whether the adoption 

 of such rules would be of any real advantage to him. At the 

 same time he was sure the Secretary had sufficient knowledge of 

 the work to advise members. He ventured to suggest whether 

 they really required Rules 8 and 9. 



The President said they would take Rule 10. 



Mr. Curties remarked that although the rule was very much 

 objected to, some plan might, perhaps, be suggested that would 

 meet the case. 



Dr. Brown thought that the proposed rule would be more 

 trouble than it was worth. 



The Rev. E. T. Stubbs proposed that the rule be amended 

 thus — " That any member detaining boxes beyond the proper 

 period shall be relegated to a circuit of such defaulters alone." 

 It was necessary to hold a rod in terrorem over these members. 



Dr. Brown seconded Mr. Stubbs's proposal, and thought that 

 there must first be some repetition of the offence before acting on 

 the rule ; he would say, after being repeated three times. 



The President put the resolution as proposed by the Rev. E. 

 T. Stubbs and seconded by Dr. Brown, and the same was carried. 



Mr. Goodinge thought that Rule 1 1 would lead a member 

 into office and teach him his duties. It appeared to him a very 

 good arrangement. 



Dr. Brown remarked that it would do away with the election 

 of President. 



Mr. Curties, in seconding the resolution, observed that that 

 was one of the points kept in view, that in case of the illness of 

 the President, the Vice-President should fulfil his duties. 



Dr. Brown said that the Vice-President might decline the 

 office, and then there would be no machinery for the election of 

 President. 



Dr. Parsons proposed that the President should be elected a 

 year in advance, and so give him time to think over what he 

 would like to speak about when he assumed the office of President 

 the following year. He begged to propose that resolution, and 

 that on the expiration of his year of office the President should 

 become Vice-President. 



Mr. Goodinge proposed that Rule 1 1 be adopted, except that 

 what had been cancelled by the previous rules should be struck 

 out. 



Dr. Parsons seconded the resolution, which was put to the 

 meeting, and carried. 



