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a sum of not less than £25 sterling annually for the promotion of art, 

 science, or such other branch of knowledge for which it is associated, to 

 be from time to time certified to the satisfaction of the Board of Governors 

 of the Institute by the President for the time being of the society. 



2. Any society incorporated as aforesaid shall cease to be incorporated 

 with the .Institute in case the number of the members of the said society 

 shall at any time become less than twenty-five, or the amount of money 

 annually subscribed by such members shall at any time be less 

 than £25. 



3. The by-laws of every society to be incorporated as aforesaid shall 

 provide for the expenditure of not less than one- third of the annual 

 revenue in or towards the formation or support of some local public 

 museum or library, or otherwise shall provide for the contribution of not 

 less than one-sixth of its said revenue towards the extension and main- 

 tenance of the New Zealand Institute. 



4. Any society incorporated as aforesaid which shall in any one year 

 fail to expend the proportion of revenue specified in Eegulation No. 3 

 aforesaid in manner provided shall from henceforth cease to be incor- 

 porated with the Institute. 



Publications. 



5. All papers read before any society for the time being incorporated 

 with the Institute shall be deemed to be communications to the Insti- 

 tute, and then may be published as Proceedings or Transactions of the 

 Institute, subject to the following regulations of the Board of the Institute 

 regarding publications : — 



(a.) The publications of the Institute shall consist of — 



(1.) A current abstract of the proceedings of the societies 

 for the time being incorporated with the Institute, to be 

 intituled " Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute " ; 



(2.) And of transactions comprising papers read before the 

 incorporated societies (subject, however, to selection as herein- 

 after mentioned), and of such other matter as the Board of 

 Governors shall from time to time determine to publish, to 

 be intituled " Transactions of the New Zealand Institute." 



(b.) The Board of Governors shall determine what papers are to be 

 published. 



(c.) Papers not recommended for publication may be returned to their 

 authors if so desired. 



(d.) All papers sent in for publication must be legibly written, type- 

 written, or printed. • 



(e.) A proportional contribution may be required from each society 

 towards the cost of publishing Proceedings and Transactions 

 of the Institute. 



(/.) Each incorporated society will be entitled to receive a propor- 

 tional number of copies of the Transactions and Proceedings 

 of the New Zealand Institute, to be from time to time fixed 

 by the Board of Governors. 



Management of the Property of the Institute. 



6. All property accumulated by or with funds derived from incor- 

 porated societies, and placed in charge of the Institute, shall be vested 

 in the Institute, and be used and applied at the discretion of the Board of 



