THE RULES AND OBJECTS 



OF THE 



OF VICTORIA. 



1. The obiects of the Society shall be the introduction, Objects of 

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acclimatisation, liberation, and domestication ol innoxious 



animals and vegetables, whether useful or ornamental ; — 

 the perfection, propagation, and hybridisation of races 

 newly introduced, or already domesticated ; — the spread of 

 indigenous animals, &c, from parts of the colonies where 

 they are already known, to other localities where they are 

 not known ; the procuring, whether by purchase, gift, or 

 exchange, of animals, &c. ; — the transmission of animals, 

 &c, from the colony to England and foreign parts, in 

 exchange for others sent thence to the Society ; — the 

 collection and maintenance of zoological specimens, for 

 exhibition or other-wise ; — the holding of periodical meet- 

 ings, 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 intrinsically valuable, upon persons who may 

 render valuable services to the cause of acclimatisation. 



