ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. Vll, 



shall be eligible for re-election after the lapse of one year ; four 

 Vice-Presidents, an Honorary Treasurer, and two Honorary 

 Secretaries, who, with ten other members, shall constitute the 

 Council for the management of the affairs of the Society. 



The last clause of Rule V., was repealed, and the following 

 substituted in lieu thereof : — 



Such list shall be exhibited in the Society's Rooms at least one 

 calendar month before the day appointed for the Annual General 

 Meeting. Any member of the Society not disqualified by Rules 

 XIII , XIV., or XIYa., may be nominated for the position of 

 President, Vice-President, Honorary Treasurer, Honorary Secre- 

 tary, or Member of the Council, provided that his candidature 

 shall have been notified to the Honorary Secretary or Secretaries 

 under the hands of two qualified voters — such notification being 

 countersigned by the nominee — at least fourteen days before the 

 day appointed for the Annual General Meeting. 



A complete list showing the names of those recommended for 

 election by the Council, and those nominated as in the last pre- 

 ceding clause, shall be sent to each member of the Society, at 

 least seven days before the day appointed for the Annual General 

 Meeting. 



Rule Va. was repealed. 



Rule VI. was amended as follows: — In lieu of the first paragraph 

 of the above Rule, read : — 



The balloting list for the election of Officers and Members of 

 Council shall contain a list of the names of those recommended 

 by the Council and also of those otherwise nominated as provided 

 for in Rule V. Heading the former, the words " Recommended 

 by Council " shall be inserted, and opposite the latter the names 

 of the nominators. 



Mr. W. M. Hamlet, f.c.s., f.i.c, then read his address. 



After some introductory remarks, the state of the Society was 

 reported to be in a satisfactory condition, the papers contributed 

 and the work done during the year being well up to the average, 



