IV COXSTITUTION. 



X.— SECTIONS OF THE ASSOCIATION. 



The Scientific Work of the Association shall be transacted under such 

 eeotions as shall be constituted from time to time by the Council, and the 

 constitution of such Sections shall be published in the Journal. 



The Sections shall deal with the following Sciences and such others as- 

 the Council may add thereto from time to time: — Agriculture; Anthropology 

 and Ethnology ; Archaeology ; Architecture ; Anatomy ; Astronomy ; Bacteri- 

 ology ; Botany; Chemistry ; Education; Engineering: Eugenics; Geodesy and 

 Surveying; Geography. Geology and Mineralogy; Irrigation; IMathematics ; 

 Mental Science; Meteorology; Philology; Physics; Physiology; Political 

 Economy ; Sanitary Science ; Sociology ; Statistics ; Zoology. 



XI.— RESEARCH COMMITTEES. 



(a) Grants may be made by the Association to Committees or to indi- 

 viduals for the promotion of Scientific research. 



(h) Every proposal for special research, or for a grant of money in aid 

 of special research shall primarily be considered by the Sectional Conimittes 

 dealing with the science specially concerned, and if such proposal be approved, 

 shall be referred to the Council. 



(c) A Sectional Committee may recommend to Council the appointment 

 of a Research Committee, composed of Members of the Association, to conduct 

 research or to administei' a grant in aid of research. 



{d) In recommending the appointment of Research Committ.ees, the 

 Sectional Committee shall specifically name all Members of such Committees ; 

 and one of them, who has notified his willingness to accept the office, shall 

 be appointed to act as Secretary. The number of Members appointed to 

 serve on a Research Committee shall be as small as is consistent with its 

 efficient working. 



(e) All recommendations adopted by Sectional Committees shall be 

 forwarded without delay to the Council for consideration and decision. 



if) Research Committees shall be appointed for one year only, but if the 

 work of a Research Committee cannot be completed in that year, application 

 may be made, through a Sectional Committee, at the next Annual Session for 

 re-appointment, with or without a grant — or a further grant — of money. 



{g) Every Research Committee, and every individual, to whom a grant 

 had been made, shall present to the following Annual i\Ieeting a report of the 

 progress which has been made, together with a statement of the sums which 

 haA'e been expended. Any balance shall be returned to the General Treasurer. 



{h) In each Research Committee, the Secretary thereof shall be the only 

 person entitled to call on the Treasurer for such portions of the sums granted 

 as may from time to time be required. 



XII.— SPECIAL COMMITTEES. 

 The Council shall have power to appoint Special Committees to deal with 

 such subjects as it may approve, to draft regulations for any such Committees, 

 and to vote money to assist the Committees in their work. 



XIII.— SECTIONAL COMMITTEES. 



{a) Tlie Sectional Committees shall consist of a President, two Vicc- 

 Presideiits. two or more Secretaiies, and such other persons as the Council 

 may consider necessary, who shall be elected by the Council. Of the 

 Secretaries, one shall act as Recorder of the Section, and at least one shall 

 be resident in the Centre where the Annual Session is to be held. 



ih) From the time of their election, which shall take place as soon as 

 possible after the Session of the Association, they .shall form themselves into 

 an organising Committee for the purpose of obtaining information upon Papers 

 Ukely to be submitted to the Sections, and for the general furtherance of the 

 work of the Sectional Committees. 



(c) The Sectional Committees shall have power to add to their number 

 from among the INIembers nf the Association. 



((7) The Committees of the several Sections shall determine the acceptance 

 of Papers before the beginning of the Session, keeping the General Secretaries 

 informed from time to time of their work. It is therefore desirable, in order 

 to give an opportunity to the Committees of doing justice to the several 

 communications, that each author .should prepare an Abstract of his Paper, 



