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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 invited to 

 organize Meetings or Excursions in their district, and to give 

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

 stating the tipie and place of Meeting, and what particular 

 subjects are to be brought forward. 



COLLECTION OF SPECIMENS. 



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

 shall endeavour to make a collection of Objects of Natural 

 History, 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 Natm-al 

 History 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 

 convenient 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, reser\dng 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 there- 

 from during the first week in every June. 



