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 Proposed Alteraiion of the Laws. 



The Chairman. — The next item is a report on the proposed 

 alteration of the Laws, which was remitted from this meeting 

 last year. As the Council do not propose to submit any 

 recommendation perhaps the best course would be for me to 

 explain shortly what took place. The Committee of the Council 

 to which this question was remitted met twice, and fully 

 discussed it, and they finally, by a majority, adopted a com- 

 promise which was intended to meet the wishes of the proposer 

 of the motion, Mr Richardson. That compromise was not 

 accepted by the mover of the motion and his seconder, and 

 therefore it was thought better that nothing should be brought 

 before the Council to-day. But it is, of course, quite competent 

 for the mover of the original motion to bring forward his motion 

 again. 



Notices of Motion. 



The Secretary. — I have a letter from Mr Richardson 

 repeating the notice of his motion as formerly made, so that 

 the matter will come up for discussion at next Annual Meeting. 

 I need not read the motion because it has already been printed 

 in full and will be printed again when it comes up for discussion. 

 Other two motions have been given notice of. 



By Mr Gammell. — "That any Branch recognised by the 

 parent Society and consisting of members of the Society 

 subscribing to the funds of the Branch, shall have 

 representation on the Council of the Society, consisting 

 of the President of the Branch for the time being and one 

 member of Council for the first fifty members of the 

 Branch, and one extra member of Council for every 

 additional completed fifty members, such member or' 

 members to be nominated by the members of the Branch 

 in annual meeting, and that the rules of the Society shall 

 be amended to that effect."' 



By Mr Wm. Gilchrist. — "That the annual business meeting 

 of the Society extend over two days, the second day to 

 take the form of a Conference for the discussion by 

 members of subjects relating to arboriculture." 



The Chairman. — These are three notices of motions that will 

 come up for discussion next year. 



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