216 JProposecl addition to Bule 33. [Deo. 



otherwise. A full report of the discussion shall be circulated with the 

 voting papers." 



In the absence of Mr. E. H. Wilson, Dr. Waldie seconded the 

 proposal. 



Mr. Blanfoed said that the object of the addition he proposed 

 was to ensure the discussion of important questions at a general meeting 

 of the Society before they were circulated for the votes of the general 

 body of members. He understood that there was an impression that 

 he intended to stop the reference of such qiiestions to the whole body of 

 members in the case of the vote of the meeting being against it — but such 

 was not his intention, and in such a case it would still be open for the 

 Coimcil to circulate the qtiestion for the votes of non-resident members, 

 but accompanied by a report of the discussion at the meeting. 



Capt. Wateehouse said — ^that while quite agreeing with the principle 

 of Mr. Blanford's proposal, he thought that the addition to the rule 

 might be worded differently, so as to indicate definitely the procedm-e to 

 be adopted in order to ensure the discussion at a general meeting before the 

 circulation of the voting papers, because at present all such questions were 

 brought before a general meeting before being circulated. With reference 

 to the proviso that a full report of the discussion should be circulated 

 with the voting papers — he thought it was impracticable, unless the 

 services of a short-hand writer were engaged for the purpose, and even 

 then it might involve a great deal of useless printing. A short statement 

 of the objections, would, he thought, be better. He would therefore 

 propose the following amendment : 



" If the question to be submitted to a general vote be one falling under 

 Clause (c) of E-ule 32, the Council shall cause to be sent to every Eesident 

 Member, at least 48 hours before a general meeting, a printed circular, 

 setting forth the nature of the proposal to be brought forward and the 

 reasons for it, in order that it may be duly discussed at the meeting ; 

 and should the general sense of the meeting be opposed to such proposal, 

 a statement of the objections raised against it shall also be circulated with 

 the voting paj)ers." 



Mr. Blochmann seconded the amendment. 



Mr. Blajstoed objected to the amendment on the ground that it did 

 not provide for the discussion of the question before the issue of the voting 

 papers. 



After some further discussion the Peesident observed that the object 

 of the original motion and of the amendment seemed to be much the same, and 

 that perhaps before the nest meeting Mr. Blanford and Capt. Waterhouse 

 could arrange between themselves as to the form the additional rule should 

 take, and the Council would then circulate it to the Society in the usual 

 way. 



