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ing as possible by the exhibition of specimens, the delivery of a lecture, 
&e. ' 
VI. That with a view of rendering the meetings of the sections as 
interesting as possible, steps be taken to have tea provided for each 
meeting. 
VII. That the ‘‘ Proceedings” of the Academy be divided into two 
series-—one for Science, and the other for Archeology, History, Philo- 
logy, &c. The complete separation here recommended to be effected 
after the completion of Vol. X., now in course of publication. 
VIII. That the Officers and Committee of each section shall deter- 
mine what papers, reports, &e., should be read or business transacted at 
its meetings, and superintend the publication of their ‘‘ Proceedings.” 
But that there should be, as now, a Committee of Publication of the 
General Council to superintend all the publications of the Academy, 
upon which each section should be adequately represented. The papers 
recommended for the ‘‘ Transactions’ should be voted for in full Council, 
as at present. 
IX. That with a view of encouraging the reading of papers before 
the sections of the Academy, the author ofa paper be at liberty to publish 
it, where and when he chooses, provided he appends a note stating that 
it had been read to the Academy. 
X. That, as now, the Committees of the Council having the manage- 
ment of the funds, the buildings, &c.—namely, the Economy Commit- 
tee, &c.—be appointed by the Council; and that all disbursements, &e., 
be made through the Treasurer of the ‘Academy. 
XI. That all the Members of the Societies proposing to merge into 
the Academy be co-opted by the Academy without entrance fee, andin 
such a way as may fulfil the the provisions of the Charter. 
Memorandum.—It was suggested at the Conference that Life 
Members of Societies about to join the Academy should be considered 
as Life Members of the Academy during whatever period may be deter- 
mined upon for making the experiment, on condition of the interest of 
so much of the stock of the Society representing their life compositions 
being paid into the Academy. 
It was also suggested that, if a Society permanently joined the 
Academy, the whole of their funded stock should either be added to 
the stock of the Academy, or kept as a separate fund for the promotion 
of the special branch of Science of the original Society, as may be after- 
wards determined upon. In either case the Life Members of the Society 
to be considered as Life Members of the Academy. 
It was also suggested, that the Library of any Society joining 
should be placed in the Library of the Academy ; but it should not be- 
come the permanent property of the Academy until the Society had been 
merged in the Academy. 
Moved by Mr. Mutvany ; seconded by Mr. R. P. Wititams, “ That 
the Minute Book of the Council of May 8rd, of the Natural History 
Society, be produced.” 
