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restrictions as may be adopted by the joint Committee. All 
copies of works presented to either Society in return for copies 
of the Transactions shall belong to the Natural History Society. 
7. The Transactions shall be published jointly by the two 
Societies, under the title of “ Natural History Transactions of 
Northumberland and Durham, being papers read at the joint 
meetings of the Natural History Society of Northumberland, 
Durham, and Newcastle-on-Tyne, and the Tyneside Naturalists 
Field Club.” The Natural History Society shall have one 
hundred copies, at cost of production, or such additional num- 
ber as may be required for distribution to its members, and 
shall contribute towards the expenses of the Transactions in 
proportion to the number of copies obtained for this purpose. 
It shall also defray the cost of all copies now presented, or here- 
after agreed to be presented, to societies, public bodies, and 
distinguished individuals; and shall likewise contribute £10 for 
extra illustrations, The cost of copies of Catalogues and other 
papers presented to the authors shall be borne equally by the 
two Societies. 
8. A joint meeting of the Committees of the two Societies, or 
a Sub-committee appointed at such joint meeting shall determine 
what papers shall be read at the meetings, and printed in the 
Transactions; and shall also arrange all matters respecting the 
co-operation of the two Societies. 
9. All papers so approved by the Committees shall be read 
at joint meetings of the two Societies, to be convened in the 
evenings during the winter months. But this shall not pre- 
clude the reading of all such papers at the Field meetings, if 
the Committee of the Club shall so determine. Tea and coffee 
shall be provided at the evening meetings, at the joint cost of 
the two Societies; a small charge, however, may be made at 
the door to defray expenses, if thought desirable by the two 
Committees. The expenses of calling the joint meetings to be 
borne equally by the two Societies. 
10. One of the Presidents of the two Societies, if either be 
present, shall take the chair at all such meetings; if both are 
absent, then one of the Vice-presidents of either society shall 
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