80 The South Australian Naturalist. 



RULES. 



1. The general management of this Section shall be con- 

 trolled by a Chairman, two Vice-Chairmen, a Secretary, 

 Assistant Secretary, a Treasurer, Librarian, Chairman and 

 Secretary of the Fauna and Flora Protection Committee (ex 

 officio), and a Committee of eight, five to form a quorum. 



2. The Chairman, Vice-Chairmen, and Committee shall be 

 elected at the annual meeting in September. 



3. The Chairman shall not be eligible for office for more 

 than two consecutive years, and one of the Vice-Chairmen 

 shall retire each year. 



4. Candidates for admission not being members of the 

 Royal Society, must be proposed and seconded by two members 

 of the Section at one meeting, and be balloted for at the next 

 ensuing meeting : one black ball in five to exclude. 



5. Evening meetings shall be held on Tuesdays, at the 

 discretion of the Committee of Management, for the purpose 

 of reading papers, dealing with the natural history of Aus- 

 tralia (more particularly of the neighbourhood of Adelaide), 

 and for the purpose of mutual instruction. 



6. The evening meetings of the Section shall commence 

 at 8 o'clock, and papers shall be taken not later than half -past 

 eight. Any preliminary business or exhibits not disposed of 

 at that time to be postponed till after the consideration of the 

 papers. 



7. There shall be at least eight Field Meetings during the 

 year; the time and place to be arranged by the Committee. 



8. The financial 3'ear of the Section shall commence on 

 1st October, and the subscriptions shall be 7s. 6d. per annum 

 for ordinary members and 3s. 9d. per annum for Fellow^s and 

 Associates of the Ro\'al Society, including issues of "The 

 South Australian Naturalist.'' 



9. At the annual general meeting a statement of accounts 

 shall be submitted by the Secretary and duly certified by two 

 auditors appointed at the previous ordinary meeting, prepara- 

 tory to being handed to the Treasurer of the Royal Society. 



10. The Section may from time to time elect as honorary 

 members those who have been proposed and seconded in the 

 usual way, and have been unanimously elected by ballot. This 

 shall also apply to corresponding members. 



11. Any member owing the subscription to the Section, 

 and neglecting to pay the same on or before the 1st day of 

 January, shall be liable to have his name removed from the 



