Abstracts of Rules and Statutes. XV. 



form of receipt, and shall be duly entered in the books of the Institute pro- 

 vided for that purpose, and shall then be dealt with as the Board of 

 Governors may direct. 



10. Deposits of articles for the Museum may be accepted by the in- 

 stitute, subject to a fortnight's notice of removal to be given either by the 

 owner of the articles or by the Manager of the Institute, and such deposits 

 shall be duly entered in a separate catalogue. 



1 1 . Books relating to Natural Science may be deposited in the Library 

 of the Institute, subject to the following conditions : — 



(</.) Such books are not to be withdrawn by the owner under six months' 

 notice, if such notice shall be required by the Board of Governors. 



(b.) Any funds specially expended on binding and preserving such 

 deposited books at the request of the depositor, shall he charged 

 against the books, and must be refunded to the Institute before 

 their withdrawal, always subject to special arrangements made 

 with the Board of Governors at the time of deposit. 



(c.) No books deposited in the Library of the Institute shall be removed 

 for temporary use, except on the written authority or receipt of the 

 owner, and then only for a period not exceeding seven days at any 

 one time. 



12. All books in the Library of the Institute shall be duly entered in a 

 catalogue, which shall be accessible to the public. 



13. The public shall be admitted to the use of the Museum and Library, 

 subject to by-laws to be framed by the Board. 



Section III. 

 The Laboratory shall, for the time being, be and remain under the 

 exclusive management of the Manager of the Institute. 



Section IV. 

 Of Date 23rd September, 1870. 



Honorary Members. 

 Whereas the rules of the Societies incorporated under the New Zealand 

 Institute Act provide for the election of Honorary Members of such Societies ; 

 but inasmuch as such Honorary Members would not thereby become mem- 

 bers of the New Zealand Institute, and whereas it is expedient to make 

 provision for the election of Honorary Members of the New Zealand In- 

 stitute, it is hereby declared — 



1st. Each incorporated Society may, in the month of November next, 

 nominate for election as Honorary Members of the New Zealand 

 Institute three persons, and in the month of November in each 

 succeeding year, one person, not residing in the colony. 

 2nd. The names, descriptions, and addresses of persons so nominated, 

 together with the grounds on which their election as Honorary 

 Members is recommended, shall be forthwith forwarded to the 

 Manager of the >ew Zealand Institute, and shall by him be 

 submitted to the Governors at the next succeeding meeting. 

 3rd. From the persons so nominated, the Governors may select in the 

 first year not more than nine, and in each succeeding year not 

 more than three, who shall from thenceforth be Honorary Members 

 of the New Zealand Institute, provided that the total number of 

 Honorary Members shall not exceed thirty. 



