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the President replied that he believed there was a reso- 
lution of the Society made some ter years ago under 
which the Dire&tors were empowered to continue the 
Journal at an expense of not more than $500 per annum. 
The Hon. N. D. Davis spoke of the use of the Journal 
to the Society and the value of the exchanges. 
Capt. A. Duncan having seconded the motion—Mr. 
Bellairs, as Chairman of the Committee of Correspond- 
ence, said he had no obje€tion toit. Although a member 
of the Committee for many years he had never known it to 
have anything to do with the Museum or the Journal. 
Mr, Hargreaves said that these and other By-Laws had 
been systematically ignored for years. It was a remark- 
able coincidence that just as this matter had been brought 
to the notice of the Committee, the Dire&ors had also 
been aroused. He could not see why the Committee 
should be thought incompetent to undertake these duties, 
seeing that six of the Direétors belonged to it, Was it 
fair or just that the Committee who had been entrusted 
with the performance of certain duties, should not have 
the opportunity given them? Should these duties be 
taken from them without any explanation? Was itincom- 
petence or what? He thought the Committee one of the 
most active, as might be seen by the success of their Hor- 
ticultural Shows. The motion beforethe meetingappeared 
to him not to have been thoroughly understood by the 
Members, notwithstanding that it had been posted in the 
Reading Room fora month. He would therefore move 
asan amendment that it be left over until the next meeting. 
Mr. Jacob Conrad seconded the amendment. 
The Hon. N. D. Davis asked if the Committee had 
expressed any wish to retain these duties, to which the 
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