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OBJECTS AND RUtES- OF THE 

 ASSOCIATION 



Alterations to rules proposed at the Sydney, 1911, meeting are set 

 out in italics. To have the force of law it is necessary that they 

 be confirmed at the Melbourne meeting, 1913. 



OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION. 



The objects of the Association are to give a stronger impulse 

 and a more systematic direction to scientific inquiry : to promote 

 the intercourse of those who cultivate science in different parts of 

 the Australasian States, New Zealand, and in other countries ; to 

 obtain more general attention to the objects of science, and a removal 

 of any disadvantages of a public kind which may impede its progress. 



RULES OF THE ASSOCIATION. 



Members and Associates. 



1. Members shall be elected by the Council. 



2. The subscription shall be £1 for each Session, to be paid 

 in advance. 



3. A member may at any time become a Life Member by one 

 payment of £10, in lieu of future annual subscriptions. 



4. Ladies' (Associates') tickets (admitting the holders to the 

 General and Sectional Meetings, as well as the Evening Entertain- 

 ments) may be obtained by full members on payment of 10s. for 

 each ticket. Ladies may also become members on the same terms 

 as gentlemen. 



Students attending lectures at any Australian University may 

 become Associates on payment of 10s. 



Sessions. 



5. The Association shall meet in session periodically for one 

 week or longer. The place of meeting shall be appointed by the 

 Council two years in advance, and the arrangements for it shall 

 be entrusted to the Local Committee. 



