THE RULES AND OBJECTS 
OF THE 
gncIiuEiimlmt ^.or'utir 0f Wuttfxm t 
As amended at the Annual Meeting, held on the 
11 th September, 1803. 
1. The objects of the Society shall be the introduction, objects of 
acclimatisation, and domestication of all innoxious animals, 
birds, fishes, insects, and vegetables, whether useful or orna¬ 
mental ; — the perfection, propagation, and hybridisation of 
races newly introduced or already domesticated ; — the spread 
of indigenous animals, etc., from parts of the colonies were 
they are already known, to other localities where they are not 
known; — the procuring, whether by purchase, gift, or ex¬ 
change, of animals, ifcc., from Great Britain, the British colo¬ 
nies, and foreign countries; — the transmission of animals, &c., 
from the colony to England and foreign parts, in exchange 
for others sent thence to the Society;—the holding of period¬ 
ical meetings, and the publication of reports and transactions, 
for the jHirpo.se of spreading knowledge of acclimatisation, 
and inquiry into the causes of success or failure ; — the inter¬ 
change 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 in¬ 
trinsically valuable, upon seafaring men, passengers from 
distant countries, and others who may render valuable services 
to the cause of acclimatisation. 
2. A Subscriber of two guineas or upwards annually shall Membership 
be a Member of the Society; and contributors, within one 
year, of ten guineas or upwards shall be Life Members of the 
Society ; and any person who may render special services to 
the Society, by contribution of stock or otherwise, shall be 
