Alterations. 
xx RULES OF THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION. 
each Annual Meeting of the Association, and shall 
be empowered to invite any Member or Associate 
to take part in the discussions. 
(ii) The Conference of Delegates shall be empowered to 
submit Resolutions to the Committee. of Recom- 
mendations for their consideration, and for report 
to the General Committee. 
(iii) The Sectional Committees of the Association shall 
be requested to transmit to the Secretaries of the 
Conference of Delegates copies of any recommenda- 
tions to be made to the General Committee bearing 
on matters in which the co-operation of Corre- 
sponding Societies is desirable. It shall be com- 
petent for the Secretaries of the Conference of 
Delegates to invite the authors of such recom- 
mendations to attend the meetings of the Conference 
in order to give verbal explanations of their objects 
and of the precise way in which they desire these 
to be carried into effect. 
(iv) It shall be the duty of the Delegates to make 
themselves familiar with the purport of the several 
recommendations brought before the Conference, 
in order that they may be able to bring such re- 
commendations adequately before their respective 
Societies. 
(v) The Conference may also discuss propositions 
regarding the promotion of more systematic ob- 
servation and plans of operation, and of greater 
uniformity in the method of publishing results. 
Cuaprer XII. 
Amendments and New Rules. 
Any alterations in the Rules, and any amendments 
or new Rules that may be proposed by the Council or 
individual Members, shall be notified to the General Com- 
mittee on the first day of the Annual Meeting, and referred 
forthwith to the Committee of Recommendations ; and, on the 
report of that Committee, shall be submitted for approval at 
the last meeting of the General Committee. 
