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any other name or names, in lieu of any of those recom- 

 mended. In the event of this being done, and a seconder 

 to the new proposal being found, the vote shall be taken, as 

 between the name or names thus proposed, and those proposed 

 by the Council. 



V. Any casual vacancy occurring in the list of Office- 

 Bearers may be filled up by the Council, and the Office-Bearer 

 thus elected shall take the place in the list, of the Office- 

 Bearer whose vacancy he fills, and shall retire at the time 

 that the latter would have done. An Office-Bearer who 

 shall 7wt have attended a Meeting of the Council for one year 

 — tinless prevented by ill-health — shall be held to have vacated 

 office. Office-Bearers may obtain, on request, repayment of 

 third class railway fares paid by them in attending Council 

 Meetings. 



VI. The Council shall have power to make conditions 

 and regulations in connection with Competitions, Exhibitions, 

 Experiments, Investigations, and all other matters undertaken 

 with the view of promoting the objects of the Society; and 

 also power to appoint Committees, Judges, or other Officials 

 in connection therewith, except where otherwise specially 

 provided. 



VII. The Council, by a two-thirds majority of its Members 

 present at the Meeting, and with the approval of the President, 

 shall have power to limit the numbers who may attend the 

 Excursions, and to reject any application for admission to 

 these Excursions, without assigning any reason therefor. 



VIII. The Judges of essays and other subjects proposed 

 for competition are, during their term of Office, debarred 

 from themselves competing. 



IX. Intimation of all papers intended to be brought before 

 the Meetings of the Society must be given to the Secretary, 

 for the approval of the Council, at least one month previous 

 to the Meeting at which they are to be read. Essays and 



