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5. All papers read before any Society for the time being incorporated with the 

 Institute, shall be deemed to be communications to the Institute, and may then be 

 published as Proceedings or Transactions of the Institute, subject to the following 

 regulations of the Board of the Institute regarding publications : — 



Regulations regarding Publications. 



(a.) The publications of the Institute shall consist of a current abstract of the 

 proceedings of the Societies for the time being incorporated with the Institute, 

 to be intituled, " Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute," and of transactions 

 comprising papers read before the Incorporated Societies (subject, however, to 

 selection as hereinafter mentioned), to be intituled, " Transactions of the 

 New Zealand Institute." 



(&.) The Institute shall have power to reject any papers read before any of the 

 Incorporated Societies. 



(c.) Papers so rejected will be returned to the Society before which they were read. 



(d.) A proportional contribution may be required from each Society towards the cost 

 of publishing the Proceedings and Transactions of the Institute. 



(e.) Each Incorporated Society will be entitled to receive a proportional number of 

 copies of the Proceedings and Transactions of the Institute, to be from time to 

 time fixed by the Board of Governors. 



(/.) Extra copies will be issued to any of the members of Incorporated Societies at the 

 cost price of publication. 



6. All property accumulated by or with funds derived from Incorporated Societies 

 and placed in the charge of the Institute, shall be vested in the Institute, and be used 

 and applied at the discretion of the Board of Governors for public advantage, in like 

 manner with any other of the property of the Institute. 



7. Subject to " The New Zealand Institute Act, 1867," and to the foregoing rules, all 

 Societies incorporated with the Institute shall be entitled to retain or alter their own form 

 of constitution and the bye-laws for their own management, and shall conduct their own 

 affairs. 



8. Upon application signed by the Chairman and countersigned by the Secretary of 

 any Society, accompanied by the certificate required under Bule No. 1, a certificate of 

 incorporation will be granted under the Seal of the Institute, and will remain in force as 

 long as the foregoing rules of the Institute are complied with by the Society. 



Section II. 

 For the Management of the Property of the Institute. 



9. All donations by Societies, Public Departments, or Private Individuals, to the 

 Museum of the Institute, shall be acknowledged by a printed form of receipt, and shall be 

 duly entered in the books of the Institute provided for that purpose, and shall then be 

 dealt with as the Board of Governors may direct. 



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. 



