18. The subscriptions shall be collected by the Local Secretary 

 in each colony, and by him forwarded to the General Treasurer. 



19. The Local Committees shall not have power to expend 

 money without the authority of the Council, with the exception of 

 the Local C^ommittee of the colony in which the next ensuing 

 Session is to be held, which shall have power to expend money 

 collected or otherwise obtained in that colony. Such disburse- 

 ments shall be audited, and the balance-sheet and the surplus funds 

 forwai-ded to the General Ti-easurer. 



20. All cheques shall be signed either by the General Treasurer 

 and the General Secretary, or by the Local Treasurer and the 

 Secretary of the colony in which the ensuing Session is to be held. 



21. Whenever the balance in the hands of the Banker shall ex- 

 ceed the sum requisite for the probable or current expenses of tue 

 Association, the Council shall invest the excess 4n the names of the 

 Trustees. 



22. The whole of the accounts of the Association, i.e., the local 

 as well as the general accounts, shall be audited annually by two 

 Auditors appointed by the Council ; and the balance-sheet shall 

 be submitted to the Council at its first meeting thereafter. 



MONEY GRANTS. 



23. Committees and individuals to whom grants of money have 

 been entrusted are required to present to the following meeting a 

 report of the progress which has been made, together with a state- 

 ment of the svims which have been expended. Any balance shall 

 be returned to the General Treasurer. 



24. In each committee the Secretary is the only person entitled 

 to call on the Treasm-er for such portions of the sums granted as 

 may from time to time be required. 



25. In grants of money to committees, or to individuals, the 

 Association does not contemplate the payment of personal expenses 

 to the members or to the individual. 



SECTIONS OF THE ASSOCIATION. 



26. The following sections shall be constituted : — 



A. — Astronomy, Mathematics and Physics. 



B. — Chemistry. 



C.-^-Geology and Mineralogy. 



D. — Biology. 



E. — Geography. 



F. — Ethnology and Anthropology. 



G. — Economic Science and Agriculture. 



H. — Engineering and Architecture. 



7. — Sanitary Science and Hygiene. 



/. — Mental Science and Education. 



