VI CONSTITUTION. 



Political Economy ; Sanitary Science ; Sociology ; Statistics, 

 Zoology. 



XL— RESEARCH COMMITTEES. 



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

 to individuals for the promotion of Scientific research. 



{b) Every proposal for special research, or for a grant of 

 money in aid of special research shall primarily be considered by 

 the Sectional Committee dealing with the science specially con- 

 cerned, 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 ]^Iembers of 

 the Association, to conduct research or to administer a grant in 

 aid of research. 



(d) In recommending the appointment of Research Com- 

 mittees, the Sectional Committee shall specifically name all ]Mem- 

 bers of such Committees ; and one of them, who has notified his 

 willingness to accept the office, shall be appointed to act as Secre- 

 tary. The number of Members appointed to serve on a Research 

 Committee shall be as small as is consistent with its efficient 

 working. 



( c) All recommendations adopted by Sectional Committees 

 shall be forwarded without delay to the Council for considera- 

 tion and decision. 



(/) Research Committees shall be appointed for one }ear 

 only, but if the work of a Research Committee cannot be com- 

 pleted 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 follow^ing 

 Annual Meeting a report of the progress which has been made, 

 together with a statement of the sums which have been expended. 

 Any balance shall be retiu'ued to the General Treasurer. 



(//) In each Research Committee, the Secretary thereof shall 

 be the only person entitled to call on the Treasurer for such por- 

 tions of the sums granted as may from time to time lie required. 



XTL— 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. 



XIIL— SEC'ITONAL COMMITTEES. 

 (a) The Sectional Committees shall consist of a President, 

 two X'ice-Presidents, two or more Secretaries, 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. 



