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 LOCAL AND DISTRICT MEETINGS. 



17. — To promote still further the objects and interests of 

 the Society Local Secretaries and Members are iuvited to 

 organize Meetings or Excursions in their district, and to give 

 notice of the same to the General and all the Local Secretaries, 

 stating the time and place of Meeting, and what particular 

 subjects are to be brought forward. 



COLLECTION OF SPECIMENS. 



18. — The Society, as soon as it may posess sufficient means 

 shall endeavour to make a collection of Objects of Natural His- 

 tor)', both with a view of forming a Museum and distribution of 

 Duplicate specimens according to the regulations to be adopted 

 by the Committee. 



LIBRARY. 



19. — Only Books and Periodicals connected with Natural His- 

 tory are to be purchased by the funds of the Society, and the 

 number and particular books of this class to be purchased shall 

 be determined by the Committee. 



20. — All the Books and Periodicals shall be kept in some con- 

 venient place, so that Members shall be able to refer to them or 

 take them out under such regulations as the Committee from 

 time to time may think proper to make. 



21. — Members are also invited to lend books for the use of 

 the Library, reserving to themselves the full right of ownership ; 

 such Books to be under the care of the Committee, and not 

 allowed to be taken out of the Library. 



22. — In order to allow the Librarian to examine the Books they 

 must all be returned to the Library and none taken therefrom 

 during the first week in every June. 



