THE RULES AND OBJECTS 



OP THE 



Acclimatisation ^otutg- nf lectori:*, 



«fe oi 1. The objects of the Society shall be the introduction, 

 :r ' acclimatisation, and domestication of all innoxious animals, 

 birds, fishes, insects, and vegetables, whether useful or orna- 

 mental : — the perfection, propagation, and hybridisation of 

 races newly introduced or already domesticated ; — the spread 

 of indigenous animals, &a, from parts of the colonies were 

 thev are already known, to other localities where they are not 

 known;-— the procuring, whether by purchase, gift, or ex- 

 change, of animals, <tc, from Great Britain, the British colo- 

 nies, and foreign countries : — the transmission of animals, &c., 

 from the colony to England and foreign parts, in exchange 

 for others sent thence to the Society :— the holding of period- 

 ical meetings, and the publication of reports and transactions, 

 for the purpose of spreading knowledge of acclimatisation, 

 and inquiry into the causes of success or failure ; — the inter- 

 change of reports, &c, with kindred associations in other parts 

 of the world, with the view, by correspondence and mutual 

 good offices, of giving the widest possible scope to the project 

 of acclimatisation : — the conferring rewards, honorary or in- 

 trinsically valuable, upon seafaring men, passengers from 

 distant countries, and others who may render valuable services 

 to the cause of acclimatisation. 



Membacsfaip. g ^ Subscriber of two guineas or upwards annually shall 

 be a Mtmber of the Society ; and contributors, within one 

 year, of ten guineas or upwards shall be Life Members of the 

 Society ; and any person who may render special services to 

 the Society, by contribution of stock or otherwise, shall be 



