advance on the 1st day of Xovernber, to the Honorary Secre- 

 tary. 



21. The election of Associates shall be after the same manner 

 as in the case of ordinary members. 



22. Any Associate failing to pay his or her subscriptions 

 within one month of notice of election, or who shall be three 

 months in arear with his or her subscription shall cease to be 

 an Associate. 



23. Associates shall enjoy all the privileges of members ex- 

 cepting those of taking part in the management of the affairs 

 of the Society, of voting, and of introducing visitors. 



24. Any Associate shall be entitled to become an ordinary 

 member of the Society at the first ordinary meeting following 

 the receipt of his application for membership. 



Meetings. 



25. Meetings of the Society shall be convened by circular to 

 the members resident in the colony. The circular shall state 

 the subjects to be brought before the meeting, the names of 

 the candidates for membership, and any notice of motion. 



26. Meetings of the Society shall be held on days to be fixed 

 by the Council ; and as far as practicable one meeting shall be 

 held in each month. Each meeting to commence at half -past 7 

 o'clock p.m. 



27. The President, or in his absence one of the Vice-Presi- 

 dents, shall take the chair ; and in the event of the absence of 

 all the above, the members present shall elect a Chairman. 



28. The business at the Society's meetings shall be trans- 

 acted in the following order, unless it be specially decided 

 otherwise : — 



i. The reading and confirming the minutes of the last 



meeting. 

 ii. The nomination of candidates for membership and 



associateship ; and the election of members and 



associates, 

 in. Vacancies among officers, if any, to be filled up. 

 iv. The transaction of the ordinary business, 

 v. Motions to be considered, and notices of motion for 



next meeting to be read. 

 vi. The consideration of any special matters which members 



may desire to bring forward subject to the approval 



of the Chairman obtained before the commencement 



of the meeting. 

 vn. At 8 o'clock the paper or subject notified in the circular 



shall be read. 



29. Any member shall be allowed to introduce two visitors 

 upon entering their names in the Visitors' Book. But no 

 visitor shall speak at a meeting of the Societv unless specially 

 invited to do so by the Chairman. 



