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a That the combining Society will undertake local scientific 

 investigation?, and communicate the same for the purpose of 

 publication in an adopted medium hereafter agreed upon. 



b That a consultation and publishing Council shall be 

 appointed, consisting of a proportionate number of delegates 

 from the combining Societies. It shall be the purpose of the 

 Council to consider and determine the particular investigations 

 to be made by the Societies with a view to united reports 

 thereon ; to select and decide on the reports and papers con- 

 tribted by the members that shall be printed, and to make 

 arrangements for and supervise the publications of the combined 

 Societies. 



c The number of delegates from each Society shall be one 

 for every 20 of its members, provided the number of delegates 

 shall not exceed 3 from any one Society. 



d The Council shall make an Annual Report of its proceed- 

 ings to a meeting of the combined Societies, which shall take 

 place at some town in the district of the Societies, previously 

 agreed iipon, some time in the spring or early summer, when a 

 conjoint Excursion shall form part of the proceedings. 



e A capitation fee of One Shilling per member shall be 

 contributed by each combined Society, provided the sum 

 from each Society be not less than £1. These fees shall 

 be added to the fund for publishing, which may otherwise be 

 made for such purpose by the Societies. 



/ Each Society shall manage its own affairs and publish its 

 own Report on business and finance ; but its members shall be 

 considered honorary members of the other combining Societies, 

 and have the privileges of attending the scientific meetings and 

 joining the excursions on giving proof of their membership. 

 Each member of the affiliated Societies shall be entitled to 

 a copy of the publication, issued by the Council. 



It was resolved that Rules 12 and 17 be cancelled, and that 

 the above-mentioned scheme take the place of Rule 12 — the 

 Rules now following 17 to be in sequence to Rule 16. 



Mr. Reid proposed, Col. Horsley seconded, and it was 

 unanimously resolved that Mr. Sidney Harvey be offered the 

 cordial thanks of the Society for his valuable services as Pre- 

 sident, and that he be requested to be the President for 1889. 



Mr. Reid moved, Major Qodfery seconded, and it was 



