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year, at the Annual General Meeting, and shall be eligible 

 for re-election. The Secretary shall prepare a list containing 

 the names of the four retiring Members of Council, and of 

 any other Member or Members of Council whose seats may 

 have become vacant during the year ; and of four other 

 Fellows, recommended by the Council. This list, from which 

 four Members shall be elected in addition to those for filling 

 up occasional vacancies, shall be fixed up for inspection in the 

 ordinary place of meeting for a fortnight previously to the 

 day of election. But if any six or more Fellows of the Society 

 desire to propose any other person or persons to be Members 

 of the Council, such six or more Fellows shall leave a written 

 notice to that effect with the Secretary, containing the name 

 or names of the person or persons so proposed, at least one 

 week before the election, and balloting lists shall be prepared, 

 containing the names of all the candidates proposed." 



The proposed alterations, which were confined 

 to the first three sentences, were as follows : — 



" Four Members of the Council shall retire in rotation every 

 year, at the Annual General Meeting, but shall be eligible for 

 re-election. The Secretary shall prepare a list containing the 

 names of the four retiring Members of Council, and of four 

 other Fellows of the Society. This list, from which four 

 Members shall be elected, shall be posted for inspection in the 

 ordinary place of meeting for a fortnight previously to the 

 day of election." (The remainder of the Kule standing as 

 printed.) 



Mr. M. Allport moved, and Mr. STEPrrENS 

 seconded, ^^ That the alteration as proposed be 

 adopted." 



Dr. Hall moved as an amendment, ^' That the 

 four retiring Members should be those wlio had 

 attended the least number of meetings during the 

 past year." 



Mr. SuSMAN seconded tliis amendment, which 

 was put to the meeting and lost, when the original 

 motion Avas carried. 



It was then moved by Dr. Hall, and seconded 

 by Mr. M. Allport, ^' That a return showing the 

 attendance of the Members of Council at the 

 meetings for the past year be attached to the list 

 required by Rule 32." 



The motion was agreed to. 



