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10. Communications for Magellanic premiums and commu- 



nications intended for the Transactions presented and 

 acted on, 



11. Communications not intended for the Transactions pre- 



sented. 



12. Visitors from corresponding societies retire. 



18. Pending nominations for membership announced and 

 new nominations read. 



14. Reports on business made and acted on : 



a. From standing committees and officers. 

 6. From special committees. 



15. Deferred business : 



a. Of the meeting. 



6. Of former meetings. 



16. New business. 



17. Minutes read, and submitted for correction. 



18. The Society adjourned by the presiding member. 



2. No debate shall ever take place in the Society but on 

 motion duly made and seconded and afterwards stated by the 

 presiding member. 



3. When a member speaks he shall stand up, addressing 

 himself to the presiding member ; and, avoiding desultory 

 remarks, he shall confine himself strictly to the merits of the 

 question under consideration. 



•4. No member while speaking shall be interrupted, unless 

 by the presiding member, when he shall think fit to call him 

 to order or to admonish him to a closer adherence to the ques- 

 tion under discussion. 



5. When a member speaking is called to order he shall 

 instantly sit down or appeal from the call to the Society, who 

 shall determine without debate. 



6. No member shall speak more than twice to the same 

 question without previously asking and obtaining leave of the 

 Society. 



7. Whilst any question or motion is under debate, no other 

 motion shall be admitted, unless to divide the question, to 



