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Abstract of Rules and Statutes. xiii. 
10. Deposits of articles for the Museum may be accepted by the Institute, subject to 
a fortnight’s notice of removal to be given either by the owner of the articles or by the 
Manager of the Institute, and such deposits shall be duly entered in a separate catalogue. 
11. Books relating to Natural Science may be deposited in the Library of the Insti- 
tute, subject to the following conditions :— 
(a.) Such books are not to be withdrawn by the owner under six months’ notice, if 
such notice shall be required by the Board of Governors. 
(b.) Any funds specially expended on binding and preserving such deposited books, 
at the request of the depositor, shall be charged against the books, and must be 
refunded to the Institute before their withdrawal, always subject to special 
arrangements made with the Board of Governors at the time of deposit. 
(c.) No books deposited in the Library of the Institute shall be removed for temporary 
use except on the written authority or receipt of the owner, and then only for a 
period not exceeding seven days at any one time. 
12, All books in the Library of the Institute shall be duly entered in a catalogue 
which shall be accessible to the public. 
13. The public shall be admitted to the use of the Museum and Library, subject to 
bye-laws to be framed by the Board. 
Section III. 
The Laboratory shall, for the time being, be and remain under the exclusive 
management of the Manager of the Institute. 
Section IV. 
Or Date 23RD SEPTEMBER, 1870. 
Honorary Members. 
Whereas the rules of the Societies incorporated under the New Zealand Institute Act 
provide for the election of Honorary Members of such Societies ; but inasmuch as such 
Honorary Members would not thereby become members of the New Zealand Institute, and 
whereas it is expedient to make provision for the election of Honorary Members of the 
ew Zealand Institute, it is hereby declared— 
1st. Each Incorporated Society may, in the month of November next, nominate for 
election as Honorary Members of the New Zealand Institute three persons, and 
in the month of November in each succeeding year one person, not residing in 
the colony. 
2nd. The names, descriptions, and addresses of persons so nominated, together with 
the grounds on which their election as Honorary Members is recommended, shall 
be forthwith forwarded to the Manager of the New Zealand Institute, and shall 
by him be submitted to the Governors at the next succeeding meeting. 
8rd. From the persons so nominated, the Governors may select in the first yesse 
more than nine, and in each succeeding year not more than three, wh LE 
from thenceforth be Honorary Members of the New Zealand Institute, provided j 
that the total number of Honorary Members shall not exceed thirty. erem 
