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of each grant which remains unexpended. Every 

 Committee shall cease to exist on the 1st November, 

 unless re-appointed. 



XLYIII. Grants of pecuniary aid for scientific pur- Grants expire, 

 poses from the funds of the Society shall expire on the 

 1st November next following, imless it shall appear by 

 a report that the recommendations on which they were 

 granted have been acted on, or a continuation of them 

 be ordered by the Council. 



XLIX. In grants of money to Committees and indi- Personal ex- 



• 1 1 J.1- a • i. 1 11 X 1 pensesnotto be 



viduals, the bociety shall not pay any personal expenses paid, 

 which may be incurred by the Members. 



L. No new law, or alteration or repeal of an existing Alteration of 

 law, shall be made except at the General Meeting in 

 March, or at a Special General Meeting summoned for 

 the purpose, as provided in Law XIX., and in pursuance 

 of notice given at the preceding Ordinary Meeting of 

 the Society. 



LI. Should any circumstance arise not provided for cases not pro- 

 in these laws, the Council is empowered to act as may ^ ^ 

 seem to be best for the interests of the Society. 



LII. In order that the Members of the Society pro- sections. 

 secuting particular departments of science may have 

 opportunities of meeting and working together with 

 fewer formal restraints than are necessary at the 

 Ordinary Meetings of the Society, Sections may be 

 established. 



LIII. Sections maybe established for the foUo wing Namesand num- 



I , , ' ber of sections. 



departments, viz.: — 



Section A. Physical, Astronomical, and Mechanical 

 Science, including Engineering. 



Section B. Chemistry, Mineralogy, and Metal- 

 lurgy. 



Section C. Natural History and Geology. 



Section D. The Microscope and its applications* 



Section E. Geography and Ethnology. 



Section F. Social Science and Statistics. 



Section G. Literature and the Fine Arts, including 

 Architecture. 



Section H. Medical Science, including Physiology 

 and Pathology. 



