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(2) The "pass-book" should then be sent from member to 

 member in rotation. On its first round each member would 

 enter any suggestions he can offer, his acquirements, facilities, or 

 experience for the work in hand — viz., in mounting, drawing, pho- 

 tography, etc. etc. — and lastly stating whether he be willing or not 

 to undertake the light duties of "correspondent," which will be 

 seen in what follows. 



(3) On the second round of the pass-book, each member 

 would vote for the correspondent, writing on one line the name 

 chosen from candidates and his own as voter. The temporary 

 correspondent, on the book reaching him, would add up the votes, 

 giving, if necessary, a casting-vote, and send on the pass-book to 

 the one who receives the majority of votes, with the common 

 fund, and send notice of election to the Secretary of the Society. 



We should thus have been brought together for mutual help, 

 and have at hand an easy means of asking, giving, and obtaining 

 help by the continual rounds of the pass-book. If we have eight 

 members in each circle, and if one or two days are allowed for 

 the perusal of the pass-book, the book would come round to each 

 member either every eight or sixteen days. The postage would 

 not exceed one penny. The following might stand as preUminary 

 rules : — 



{a) Members of the P. M.S. to be exclusively eligible as 

 members of " circle." Application to be made to the Secretary 

 of the Society as in No. i. 



[b) Pass-books to be circulated as rapidly as possible in case 

 of voting, and at other times at such periods as may be settled 

 among members of each circle. 



{c) Postage of "pass-books" and other articles sent round for 

 general use of the " circle " to be paid by each sender. 



{d) Articles offered by any member for general inspection of 

 circle to be sent in first instance to " Correspondent." 



((?) Each member to enter in " pass-book," diligently and con- 

 cisely, queries, answers, and results of work. 



(_/) Correspondent to " summarise," each quarter, notes from 

 " pass-book " for publication in Journal of the Society — say, 

 under a heading, " News from the Circles." 



{g) Boxes of slides to be formed as often as possible from the 

 work of members, and to be sent by " Correspondent " to our 

 Secretary for circulation through the Society. (The box should 

 first go the round of the circle sending it out for notes of general 

 interest.) 



{h) The " common fund " would be used by Correspondent for 

 expenses incurred in postage, etc. A small levy now and then 

 would, perhaps, be necessary. 



