THE RULES AND OBJECTS 
OF THE 
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OF VICTORIA. 
1. The objects of the Society shall be the introduction, Objects of 
acclimatisation, liberation, and domestication of innoxious Society * 
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 
otherwise; — the holding of periodical meetings, 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 interchange 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. 
2. A Subscriber of one guinea or upwards annually, Membership, 
which shall be payable in the month of January, shall be a 
Member of the Society ; and contributors, within one year, 
