NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE. 



ESTABLISHED UNDER AN ACT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NEW ZEALAND, 

 ENTITLED " THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE ACT, 1867." 



BOAED OP GrOVEENORS. 



(ex officio.) 



His Excellency the Grovernor. | The Hon. the Colonial Secretary. 

 His Honor the Superintendent of Wellington. 



(noiunated.) 



James Edward Fitzgerald ; Hon. Colonel Haultain, Treasurer (and 

 Secretary, 1868) ; Alfred Ludlam ; Hon. W. B. D. Mantell, E.G-.S., Secretary 

 (retired 1868) ; Hon. Sir David Monro ; W. T. L. Travers, E.L.S. 



(managee.) 



James Hector, M.D., E.E.S. (nominated Grovernor, 1868). 



ABSTEACTS OE EHLES AND STATUTES, 



GrAZETTED IN " ThE !N"eW ZEALAND GrAZETTE," 9tH MaECH, 1868. 



Section 1. 

 Incorporation of Societies. 



1. No Society shall be incorporated with the Institute under the proyisions o£ " The 

 New Zealand Institute Act, 1867," unless such Society shall consist of not less than 

 twenty-five members, subscribing in the aggregate a sum of not less than fifty pounds 

 sterling annually, for the promotion of art, science, or such other branch of knowledge for 

 which it is associated, to be from time to time certified to the satisfaction of the Board of 

 Groveruors of the Institute by the Chairman for the time being of the Society. 



2. Any Society incorporated as aforesaid shall cease to be incorporated with the 

 Institute in case the number of the Members of the said Society shall at any time become 

 less than twenty-five, or the amount of money annually subscribed by such Members shall 

 at any time be less than £50. 



3. The by-laws of every Society to be incorporated as aforesaid shall provide for the 

 expenditure of not less than one-third of its annual revenue in or towards the formation 

 or support of some local public Museum or Library ; or otherwise shall provide for the 

 contribution of not less than one-sixth of its said revenue towards the extension and 

 maintenance of the Museum and Library of the ^ev,' Zealand Institute. 



4. Any Society incorporated as aforesaid 'sn hich shall in any one year fail to expend 

 the proportion of revenue affixed in manner provided by Rule 3 aforesaid, shall from 

 thenceforth cease to be incorporated with the Institute. 



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 mar then be 



