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Reports, or Proceedings of the Association, and that he should send it, 
together with the original paper, to the Secretary of the Section before 
which it is to be read, so that it may reach him at least a fortnight before 
the Session. 
32. Members may communicate to the Sections the papers of non-mem- 
bers. 
33. The author of any paper is at liberty to reserve his right of property 
therein. 
34. No report, paper, or abstract shall be inserted in the annual volume 
unless it be handed to the Secretary before the conclusion of the Session. 
35. The Sectional Committees shall report to the Publication Committee 
what papers it is thought advisable to print. 
36. They shall also take into consideration any suggestions which may 
be offered for the advancement of science. 
RESEARCH COMMITTEES. 
37. In recommending the appointment of Research Committees, all mem- 
bers of such Committees shall be named, and one of them who has notified 
his willingness to accept the office shall be appointed to act as Secretary. 
The number of members appointed to serve on a Research Committee 
should be as small as is consistent with its efficient working. Individuals 
may be recommended to make reports. 
38. All recommendations adopted by Sectional Committees shall be for- 
warded without delay to the Recommendation Committee; unless this is 
done the recommendation cannot be considered by the Council. 
OFFICIAL JOURNAL. 
39. At the close of each meeting the Sectional Secretaries shall correct, 
on a copy of the official journal, the lists of papers which have been read, 
and add to them those appointed to be read on the next day, and send the 
same to the General Secretaries for printing, 
RECOMMENDATION COMMITTEE. 
40. The Council at its first meeting at each Session shall appoint a Com- 
mittee of Recommendations to receive and consider the reports of the 
Research Committees appointed at the last Session, and the recommenda- 
tions from Sectional Committees. The Recommendation Committee shall 
also report to the Council, at a subsequent meeting, the measures which 
they would advise tobe adopted for the advancement of science. 
41, All proposals for the appointment of Research Committees and for 
grants of money (sce Rules 23 to 25) must be sent in through the Recom- 
mendation Committee. 
PUBLICATION COMMITTEE. 
42. The Council shall each Session elect a Publication Committee, which 
shall receive the recommendation of the Sectional Committees with regard 
to publication of papers, and decide finally upon the matter to be printed 
in the volume of Transactions, Reports, or Proceedings. 
ALTERATION OF RULES. 
43. No alteration of the Rules shall be made unless due notice of all such 
additions or alterations shall have been given at one Annual Meeting and 
carried at a subsequent Annual Meeting of the Council. 
[Amended as follows :—No alteration of the Rules shall be made unless 
due notice of all such additions or alterations shall have been given at one 
meeting and carried at another meeting of the Council, held during a subse- 
quent Session of the Association. | 
