RULES OF THE ASSOCIATION. XXxXill 
(iii) Any Society formed for the purpose of encouraging, the study of 
stience, which has existed for three years and numbers not fewer than 
fifty members, may become a Society associated with the British Associa- 
tion. 
(iv) Each associated Society shall have the right to appoint a Delegate 
to attend the Annual Conference, and such Delegates shall be members or 
associates of the British Association, and shall have all the rights of those 
appointed by the affiliated Societies, except that of membership of the 
General Committee. 
2. Application may be made by any Society to be placed on the 
List of Corresponding Societies. Applications must be addressed to 
the Assistant Secretary on or before the lst of June preceding the 
Annual Meeting at which it is intended they should be ccnsidered, 
and must be accompanied by specimens of the publications of the 
results of the local scientific investigations recently undertaken by the 
Society. 
3. A Corresponding Societies Committee shall be annually nomi- 
nated by the Council and appointed by the General Committee for the 
purpose of considering these applications, as well as for that of keeping 
themselves generally informed of the annual work of the Corresponding 
Societies, and of superintending the preparation of a list of the papers 
published by them. This Committee shall make an annuai report to the 
General Committee, and shall suggest such additions or changes in the 
List of Corresponding Societies as they may think desirable. 
4, Every Corresponding Society shall return each year, on or before 
the Ist of June, to the Assistant Secretary of the Association, a 
schedule, properly filled up, which will be issued by him, ard which 
will contain a request for such particulars with regard to the Society 
as may be required for the information of the Corresponding focieties 
Committee. 
5. There shall be inserted in the Annual Report of the Association 
a list, in an abbreviated form, of the papers published by the Corre- 
sponding Societies during the past twelve months which contain the 
results of the local scientific work conducted by them; those papers only 
being included which refer to subjects coming under the cognisance of 
one or other of the various Sections of the Association. 
Conference of Delegates of Corresponding Societies. 
6. The Conference of Delegates of Corresponding Societies is em- 
powered to send recommendations to the Committee of Recommen- 
dations for their consideration, and for report to the General Committee. 
7. The Delegates of the various Corresponding Societies shall con- 
stitute a Conference, of which the Chairman, Vice-Chairmen, and Secre- 
taries shall be annually nominated by the Council, and appointed by the 
_ General Committee, and of which the members of the Corresponding 
Societies Committee shall be ex officio members. 
8. The Conference of Delegates shall be summoned by the Secretaries 
to hold one or more meetings during each Annual Meeting of the Associa- 
tion, and shall be empowered to invite any Member or Associate to take 
part in the meetings, 
1905. ‘ b 
