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in the interest of any party, sect, or society, but for the equal good of all citizens 

 and the farming community. 



32. No subject sliall be presented at an institute meeting or discussion allowed 

 of a political or sectarian nature ; nor shall any speaker be allowed in his lec- 

 ture, essay, or speech, or in any discussion, to advertise wares or schemes in 

 whicli he has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest. The delegates and officers 

 of the institute shall see that the exercises are not subordinated to any low or 

 frivolous entertainments or to the aggrandizement of any individual, party, or 

 sect. 



33. The regular delegation shall visit two points only in one year in each 

 institute district, or when said delegation spends two days at one place tliat 

 point only shall be visited. The government will defray the cost of sending 

 these delegates, but officers and members of institutes are expected to lighten as 

 far as i)()ssible tlie expenses of delegates while in their district. 



34. Sliould any institute require a sjieaker or speakers at any other period dur- 

 ing the year to assist in holding supplementary meetings, apidication for assist- 

 ance shall be made to the superintendent at the time of reporting the annual 

 meeting. The department will pay for t'ae services of such supi)lementary 

 speaker or speakers for four days in each year for each institute district, but 

 the institute reciuiring the services of said speaker or speakers shall pay all 

 legitimate expenses from the time said i)erson or persons leave home until tliey 

 return thereto, ^^'llen a delegate or delegates address meetings in more tlian 

 one district the (expenses will lie (Miuitably divided between said institutes and 

 collected from the institute or deducted from their grant. 



35. If an institute decides to liold supplementary meetings other than those 

 asked for at the time of reporting the annual meeting, or for more than four 

 days during one year, said institute shall pay all expenses and wages. This 

 clause shall not apply to the annmil meeting. 



3^). If a regular or sui)iilementai'y meeting has been granted and the time 

 and place published in the annual ]»ulletin, no change shall be made in said 

 time or place. Any institute failing to hold a supi)lementary meeting published 

 as aforesaid shall be required to pay the expenses notwitl)standing. 



37. All requests for assistance to hold agricultural, horticultural, live-stock, 

 or dairy meetings shall be made through the secretary of the district institute. 

 Applicants should state what subjects they wish the si)eaker to discuss. 



38. Every meeting of an institute, except the Jinnual meeting, sliould l)e adver- 

 tised by issuing i)osters, not less in size than 15 by 20 inches, on which should be 

 printed an attractive programme of the meeting, giving date and jilace of meet- 

 ing, hour of oi)ening, the name and address of the si>eakers, topics to l)e disctissed 

 by each; also the hour at which each sj)eaker will address the meeting and the 

 time to be occupied by each address ; also the time allowed for discussion after 

 each address, and such other information as the executive committee deems 

 necessary. A co])y of said Itill should be sent at least two weeks jtrevions to the 

 date of meeting to each postmaster, each schoolmaster, each miller, each black- 

 smith, and to other places of public resort in the district which are within a 

 radius of 10 miles of the place of meeting, with a request to post in a conspicu- 

 ous place. It shall be the duty of the officers and directors to exercise diligence 

 to insure the proi)er posting of said bills. In .addition thereto, a programme of 

 convenient size, containing similar information, should be distributed so as to 

 reach its destination at least ten days previous to date of meeting. A copy of 

 said iirogramme should be sent to each member of the institute, to farmers, 

 journalists, public men. and others in the district who reside within 10 miles of 

 the place of meeting. Such posters and programmes should announce that all 



