X Ne^o Zealand Institute. 



13. All regulations, together with a copy of the Transactions of the 

 Institute, shall be laid upon the table of both Houses of Parliament 

 within twenty clays after the meeting thereof. 



REGULATIONS. 



The following are the new regulations of the New Zealand Institute 

 under the Act of 1903 : — 



The word "Institute" used in the following regulations means the 

 New Zealand Institute as constituted by " The New Zealand Institute 

 Act, 1903." 



Incokporation of Societies. 



1. No society shall be incorporated with the Institute under the 

 provisions of " The New Zealand Institute Act, 1903," unless such 

 society shall consist of not less than twenty-five members, subscribing in 

 the aggregate a sum of not less than £25 sterling annually for the pro- 

 motion 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 Regulation No. 3 

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

 porated with the Institute. 



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 pubhshed as Proceedings or Transactions of the 

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

 regarding publications : — 



Regulations kegabding Publications. 

 [CI.) 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 here- 

 inafter 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. 



