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ties be afforded to the Readers and Stu- £*?a p. 11. 



Principal 



dents as are consistent with the security Librarian, 

 and preservation of the Collections. 



(7.) To communicate to the Officers 

 and others the orders of the Trustees ; 

 and to see that they be duly carried into 

 effect. 



(8.) To be the editor of the Synopsis ; 

 to see that it be prepared and printed in 

 a proper manner, and in accordance with 

 such directions as may, from time to 

 time, be given to him by the Standing 

 Committee ; and to take care that a 

 sufficient supply of copies be always 

 ready to meet the public demand. 



(9.) To be in attendance when the 

 Museum shall be visited by the Sovereign 

 or by any of the Royal Family, or by 

 Royal Personages of other Countries. 



(10.) In case of the death or sickness 

 of the Principal Librarian, the senior 

 Officer in residence shall exercise his 

 functions. 



3. It is also the duty of the Principal Libra- 

 rian, in the capacity of Secretary — 



(1.) To attend all meetings of the 

 Trustees ; to take down the minutes of 

 their proceedings ; to prepare lists of 

 accounts due from the Trustees and pay- 

 able from the Parliamentary Grant, to 

 be submitted for approval at each meet- 



