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VIII.— LOCAL COMMITTEES. 



In the intervals between the Sessions of the Association, its 

 local affairs shall be managed by the Local Committees. This 

 Committee shall consist of the Members of the Council resident in 

 that Centre, with such other Members of the Association as the said 

 Members of Council may elect. 



IX.— RECEPTION COMMITTEE. 



The Local Committee of the Centre at which the Session is to 

 be held shall form a Reception Committee, to assist in making 

 arrangements for the meeting, and for the reception and entertain- 

 ment of the visitors. This Committee shall have power to add to 

 its number from among the Members and Associates of the 

 Association.* 



X.— HE AD(^ CARTERS. 



The Headquarters of the As.sociation shall be in Cape Town at 

 the outset. 



XL— FIXAXCE. 



(a) The Financial Year shall end on' the 30th of June. 



(b) All sums received for Life Subscriptions and for Entrance 

 Fees shall be invested in the names of three Trustees appointed by 

 the Council, and only the interest arising from such Investment shall 

 be applied to the uses of the Association. 



(c) Subscriptions shall be collected by the Local Secretary of 

 each Centre, and by him forwarded to the General Treasurer. 



(d) The Local Committees shall not have power to expend 

 money Avithout the authority of the Council, with the exception of 

 the Local Committee of the Centre at which the next ensuing Session 

 is to be held, which shall have the power to expend money collected, 

 or otherwise obtained in that Centre. Such disbursements shall 

 .be audited, and the balance-sheet and the surplus funds forwarded 

 to the General Treasurer a month before the end of the Financial 

 Year. 



(e) All Cheques shall be signed either b\ the General Treasurer 

 and a General Secretary, or by the Local Treasurer and Secretarv 

 of the Centre at which the next ensuing Session is to be held. 



(/) Whenever the balance in the hands of the Treasurer shall 

 ■exceed the sum requisite for the probable or current expenses of the 

 Association, the Council shall invest the excess in the names of the 

 Trustees. 



*For arrangements witli regard to Papers to be read, see Section 14. 



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