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27. The Committees for the several Sections shall determine 

 the acceptance of papers before the beginning of the Session. It 

 is therefore desirable, in order to give an opportunity to the Com- 

 mittee of doing justice to the several communications, that each 

 author should prepare an abstract of his paper, of a length suitable 

 for insertion in the published Transactions, 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. 



There shall be a time limit set for authors of papers read before 

 the Association, which shall not be exceeded except by special arrange- 

 ment made beforehand with the sectional committee. 



28. Members may communicate to the Sections the papers 

 of non-members. 



29. The author of any paper is at liberty to reserve his right 

 of property therein. 



30. No report, paper, or abstract shall be inserted in the 

 volume of Transactions, Reports, or Proceedings unless it be 

 handed to the Secretary before the conclusion of the Session. 



31. The Sectional Committee shall report to the Publication 

 Committee what papers it is thought advisable to print. 



32. They shall also take into consideration any suggestions 

 which may be offered for the advancement of Science. 



Research Committees. 



33. It shall be in the power of the Council to appoint Research 

 Committees on the recommendation of the Recommendation Com- 

 mittee. 



In recommending the appointment of Research Committees, 

 all members 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 numbers of members appointed 

 to serve on a Research Committee should be as small as is con- 

 sistent with its efficient working. Individuals may be recom- 

 mended to make reports. 



34. All recommendations adopted by Sectional Committees 

 shall be forwarded without delay to the Recommendation Com- 

 mittee ; unless this is done, the recommendation cannot be con- 

 sidered by the Council. 



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35. At the close of each meeting of the Sections the Sectional 

 Secretaries shall correct, on a copy of the Official Journal, the list 

 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- 

 Secretary for printing. 



