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The Committee shall have power to alter these days and hours power to close 
‘at their discretion ; they may also close the Museum and Library Teer, = 
for necessary cleaning or repairs, on giving sufficient notice. 
RULE 31.—The General Curators shall receive all specimens, Acknowledg- 
books, and other objects, presented, or lent, to the Society, and et 
shall immediately acknowledge the receipt of all such objects. 
They shall also forward letters of thanks or other acknowledgment 
to the Donors, or Lenders, when the objects so presented, or lent, 
‘shall have been accepted by the Committee. 
RULE 32.—All specimens and other objects, presented, or lent, Duties of Gen. 
to the Society, shall be in charge of the General Curators until ““*°* 
they shall have handed the same to the Curator of the Depart- 
ment to which such specimens or objects belong, together with 
the name and address of the Donor, or Lender, (in writing), if 
known to them, and any information likely to be of use for 
future reference. 
RuLeE 33.—A record of all specimens and other objects pre- Register of 
sented to the Society shall be entered by the General Curators in eeeeatet 
a Register to be kept for that purpose. The entry shall include 
the names and addresses of Donors, the localities in which the 
specimens or objects were found or obtained (if ascertainable), 
and any information likely to be of use for future reference. 
RULE 34.—The General Curators shall also enter, in a separate Register of 
Register, particulars of all specimens and other objects lent to Sid on lean. 
the Society, and when such specimens or objects are returned to 
their owners, the General Curators shall make an entry to that 
effect in the Register, mentioning how and when the same were 
returned. 
RULE 35.—The Registers, mentioned in Rules 33 and 34, Registers open to 
shall be kept in the Library, and shall be open to the inspection tare 
of Members of the Society, and Donors, or Owners, of speci- 
mens or other objects; but the Registers shall not be removed 
from the Society’s premises, nor any entry or alteration made 
therein, except by the General Curators. 
Rute 36.—A Librarian shall be appointed by the Committee. ates 
The arrangement of the books, drawings, and manuscripts, shall 
be left to the Librarian, but the General Curators shall decide 
as to the position to be occupied by the book-cases and the 
general arrangement of the room (Library) itself. 
