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PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 
wliat was after all a mistake. Everything had been fully discussed by 
the Council, and they had come to the conclusion that the Society would 
be right to close the matter as it now stood. He had been present 
during the discussion of these questions, and though he did not perhaps 
take quite the same interest in them then as he should in the position 
he at present occupied, he thought Prof. Bell had put the matter very 
fairly before them. 
Mr. Allen only wished them to act as men of business, quite irre- 
spectively of other considerations, and he did not see why they could 
not be men of business as well as members of a scientific Society. His 
point was that when the Boyal Medical and Chirurgical Society said to 
them “ Give us 30 1. a year,” they should say in reply, “ Give us a 
quid pro quo.” 
Mr. T. H. Gill said it was certainly a very great inconvenience to have 
the lavatory closed against them ; he hoped that might be remedied. 
Prof. Bell said, with regard to the question of giving 30Z. a year, 
there was no doubt that the Koval Medical and Chirurgical Society 
made a great mistake in agreeing to pay their rates and taxes without 
inquiring first whether they were registered as a Friendly Society, and 
for that mistake they had to pay somewhat heavily, but if it was 
possible to save them this expense without it costing their own Society 
anything he thought they might fairly do so, and that it was putting 
the matter a little strongly to say the Koyal Medical and Chirurgical 
Society wanted in exchange for this sum to give what cost it nothing. 
As the question of the terms of the lease was raised, they had raised 
some questions which had on their part also been overlooked, but with 
regard to the North Koom the reply they got was quite a natural one. 
It was said, “ When we gave you your lease that room was not built, and 
we did not decide to build it until afterwards ; it is an exceedingly 
useful room to us, we get three guineas a night for it, and if you want 
it in addition to the others you must pay for it.” The use of the 
kitchen was found to be impossible — it was a part of their library, and 
he believed, for that reason they could not use it themselves. With 
regard to the door-plate they took it to be impossible for the reason 
already stated, and if some of the Fellows of the Society would walk 
upstairs they would probably see why it was that some of the occu- 
pants should not have plates put up. 
The President having put the motion to the Meeting declared it to 
be carried. 
The following were the terms of the resolution : — That the Bye-laws 
of the Society be altered as follows, viz. : — By inserting immediately 
after Bye-law 53, the following Bye-law to be numbered 54 : — 
The Society shall not make any dividend, gift, division, or bonus 
in money unto or between any of its members, 
and to renumber all subsequent Bye-laws. 
This concluded the business of the special meeting. 
The ordinary meeting having been constituted, 
The Minutes of the meeting of 21st October last were read and con- 
firmed, and were signed by the President. 
