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bearing on tlie Natural History of tlie Island, as 

 by this means alone interest and value can be 

 given to tlieir meetings and published transactions. 



Messrs. H. Cook and F. Butler were re-elected 

 as Auditors of Annual Accounts, on the motion of 

 Mr. Justin Bkowne, seconded by Mr. Stephens. 



The Hon. Secretary read the address of the 

 Society to H.R.H. Prince Alfred, and the reply 

 thereto. 



A vote of thanks to the Chairman closed the 

 ^proceedings, 



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MINUTES of Special General Meeting held at 

 the Museum after the Annual Meeting, 29tli 

 January, 1868, ^^ for the purpose of considering 

 Rules 31 and 32, with a view to revision." 



Mr. F. Abbott was voted into the chair, and 

 called upon the Secretary to read the Rules re- 

 ferred to. 



The Secretary accordingly read the following 

 rule (the 31st) : — 



"Every vacancy in the Council occumng by resignation, 

 absence from the Colony or otherwise, shall be immediately 

 filled up for the current year, by a meeting of Council specially 

 convened for the jDurpose, and by election by ballot." 



The proposed alterations to which were as 

 follows : — 



" Every vacancy in the Council occurring by resignation, 

 absence from the Colony, or otherwise, shall be immediately 

 filled up by a meeting of Council specially convened for the 

 purpose, and by election by ballot. The Member so elected 

 shall occupy the place of the retiring Member." 



On the motion of Mr. M. Allport, seconded by 

 Mr. Justin Browne, the alterations were unani- 

 mously agreed to. 



The remaining Rule (32) was then read : — 



" Four Members of the Council shall retire in rotation everv 



