10. Deposits of avticles 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 Institute, subject to the following conditions : — 



(a) Such books are not to be wdthdi-awn by the owner under six months' 

 notice, if such notice shall be i-equired 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 miist 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 tempoi-ary 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 

 .jcatalogiie, 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. 



14. The Laboratory shall, for the time being, be and i-emain under the 

 exclusive management of the Manager of the Institute. 



Section IV. 



Of date 23rd Septembek, 1870. 



Honorary/ Members. 



Whereas the rules of the Societies incoi-porated under the New Zealand 

 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 Iiistitute, and whereas it is expedient to make provision for 

 the election of Honorary Members of the New 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 joersons, 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 Membei'S 

 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. 

 3rd. From the persons so nominated, the Governors may select, in the 

 first year, not more than nine ; and in each succeeding year not more 

 than three, who shall from thenceforth be Honorary Members of the 

 New Zealand Institute, provided that the total number of Honorary 

 Members shall not exceed thirty. 



