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people. There is a j^reat i)art ol our work that is purely in- 

 formal auii iiothiug to be api^roved and those matters ought 

 to be very easily disposed of. 



Mr. Williaius: The reason I brought this matter up was 

 in regard to the appointment of committees and the powers 

 delegated to them. We ought to have them report at this 

 time to know what was done, to know what we did last year 

 and whether it was properly recorded. 1 think we ought to 

 hear at this meeting a general outline of what business was 

 transacted last year. 



Mr. Kussell : What Mr. Williams is driving at, — he wants 

 the minutes of last winter's meeting read. 1 have been slow 

 in getting them out and I turned the work over to my son. 

 The by-laws provide for that being done but it has not been 

 followed for quite a number of years, although it was done 

 years ago. We got a little slow or careless. My son was get- 

 ting it ready for the printer and before the work was linished 

 he was called away and he has the work with him now and I 

 haven't a scratch of it now to present. 



Mr. Brown : There should be a record kept of all of that 

 work. The Executive Committee had certain proceedings 

 yesterday and that should appear in the minutes. Where 

 are they now? 



Secretary Marshall : The reporter has all transactions 

 recorded. 



Mr. W^illiams : Where is the permanent record of the min- 

 utes? 



Secretary Marshall : In the record book. 



Mr. Russell : There never was any record book handed 

 down to me at all. I bouglit that book and paid for it myself. 



Secretary Marshall: This book (indicating) contains the 

 record of the Board meetings. 



Mr. Russell : Yes, sir, and the records of the annual meet- 

 ing are in the annual reports. 



Mr. Williams: Yes, and provision is made for it in our 

 Constitution. 



