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a list, in an abbreviated form, of tlie 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. 



6. A Corresponding Society shall have the right to nominate any 

 one of its members, who is also a Member of the Association, as its dele- 

 gate to the Annual Meeting of the Association, who shall be for the time 

 a Member of the General Committee. 



Gonference of Delegates of Corresponding Societies. 



7. 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, 



8. 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. 



9. 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. 



10. The Secretaries of each Section shall be instructed to transmit to 

 the Secretaries of the Conference of Delegates copies of any recommen- 

 dations forwarded by the Presidents of Sections to the Committee of 

 • Recommendations bearing upon matters in which the co-operation of 



Corresponding Societies is desired ; and the Secretaries of the Conffrence 

 of Delegates shall invite the authors of these recommendations to attend 

 the meetings of the Conference and give verbal explanations of their 

 objects and of the precise way in which they would desire to have them 

 cai-ried into efiTect. 



11. It will be the duty of the Delegates to make themselves familiar 

 with the purport of the several recommendationsbroughtbefore the Confer- 

 ence, in order that they and others who take part in the meetings may bo 

 able to bring those recommendations clearly and favourably before their 

 respective Societies. The Conference may also discuss propositions bear- 

 ing on the promotion of more systematic observation and plans of opei'a- 

 tion, and of greater uniformity in the mode of publishing i-esults. 



Local Committees. 



Local Committees shall be formed by the Officers of the Association 

 to assist in making arrangements for the Meetings. 



Local Committees shall have the power of adding to their numbers 

 those Members of the Association whose assistance they may desire. 



Officers. 



A President, two or more Vice-Presidents, one or more Secretaries, 

 and a Treasurer shall be annually appointed by the General Committee, 



