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restrictions than are necessary at the general Monthly Meetings 
of the Society,—-Sections or Committees may be established in 
the following branches of science :— 
Section A.—Astronomy, Meteorology, Physics, Mathematics, 
and Mechanics. 
Section B.—Chemistry and Mineralogy, and their application 
to the Arts and Agriculture. 
Section C_—Geology and Paleontology. 
Section D.—Biology, i.e., Botany and Zoology, including 
Entomology. 
Section E.—Microscopical Science. 
Section F.—Geography and Ethnology. 
Section G.—Literature and the Fine Arts, including 
Architecture. 
Section H.—Medical. 
Section I—Sanitary and Social Science and Statistics. 
Section Committees—Card of Meetings. 
XXXII. The first meeting of each Section shall be appointed 
by the Council. At that meeting the members shall elect their 
own Chairman, Secretary, and a Committee of four ; and arrange 
the days and hours of their future meetings. A card showing 
the dates of each meeting for the current year shall be printed 
for distribution amongst the members of the Society. 
Membership of Sections. 
XXXIV. Only members of the Society shall have the privilege 
of joining any of the Sections. 
Reports from Sections. 
XXXYV. There shall be for each Section a Chairman to preside 
at the meetings, and a Secretary to keep minutes of the pro- 
ceedings, who shall jointly prepare and forward to the Hon. 
Secretaries of the Society, on or before the 7th of December in 
each year, a report of the proceedings of the Section during 
that year, in order that the same may be transmitted to the 
Council. 
