Xll r.YE-LAWS. 



such record shall be attached to the paper and handed in with 

 the same in terms of Clause ii of these instructions. 



9. Each Sectional Committee shall, during the continuance 

 of the Annual Session, meet daily, unless otherwise determined, 

 to complete the arrangements for the next day. 



10. In deciding on any recommendation regarding the 

 printing of or otherwise of a paper submitted to it, the Sectional 

 Committee shall consider only the merits of the paper, and not 

 the financial condition of the Association. 



11. The Local Secretary of each Section shall, at the close 

 of each day, collect the papers that have been read and hand 

 them to the Assistant Secretary, together with a note explaining 

 the cause of absence of any paper not so handed over. 



12. Sectional Officers shall do their utmost to ensure punc- 

 tual commencement and termination of the Section's daily pro- 

 ceedings ; and, in drafting the programme for the next day, the 

 Committee shall endeavour to allot a specified time to the reading 

 and discussion of each paper, in order to prevent other Sections 

 or the Association as a whole being inconvenienced in conse- 

 quence of delays. 



III. — Bye-Lazes for the Affiliation of Scientific and Kindred 

 Societies. 



Philosophical and Scientific Societies, and other Associations 

 of a kindred character may, on application to, and with the 

 approval of the Council, affiliate with the South African Asso- 

 ciation for the Advancement of Science on the following condi- 

 tions : — 



1. That as a Society can only be affiliated on the approval 

 of the Council, no minimum of membership of such Society need 

 be specified. 



2. That each Society shall pay the Association a minimum 

 fee of i5 for a strength of 50 members or less, and a further £1 

 for each additional 10 or portion of 10 members. 



3. That such Society shall be entitled to one copy of the 

 South African Journal of Science for each £1 paid to the 

 Association. 



4. That such Society may, if it has a strength of 50 mem- 

 bers, be represented on the Council of the Association by its 

 President or such other member as may be nominated for the 

 purpose. 



5. That all members of affiliated Societies may join the 

 Association as ordinary members, with full privileges, at a re- 

 duced annual subscription of 15s. 



6. That affiliated Societies shall be asked to take into con- 

 sideration the admission of members of the Association into their 

 Societies at a reduced subscription. 



7. That papers contributed to affiliated Societies may, on 

 recommendation of both their own Council and that of the 

 Association, be printed in the Association's Journal of Science. 

 after which the authors shall be entitled to reprints on the usual 

 terms. 



