58 The Journal of the Royal 
each (on the motion of Mr. D. G. Garraway, seconded 
by Mr. C. Wieting) : — 
'' Subscriptions will be received in two half-yearly 
instalments if such instalments are paid in advance 
before the end of January and July of each year." 
A new by-law (17, Chap, v.) was added on the 
motion of Mr. Garraway to allow strangers to join as 
ordinary subscribers. 
By-law 1, Chap, vii, w^as amended, on the motion of 
Mr. Garraway, to allow of half-yearly subscriptions 
and the consequent notices in February and July. 
Rules Schedule B, No. 4 was amended as proposed, 
and No. 5 was rescinded. 
Rules Schedule C, Nos. 1, 2, 4, were amended as 
proposed. 
In regard to Rule 6 of the same schedule objection 
was made to the absolute prohibition of magazines and 
newspapers on Sundays and Holidays. 
Captain Duncan moved as an amendment and Mr. 
iEneas D. Mackay seconded, that the words '' magazines 
and newspapers" be deleted. 
Captain Duncan spoke strongly against the stopping 
of the Sunday issue of periodicals for the evening. 
Mr. D. G. Garraway said that the reason for the 
proposed alteration was the desire of the Directors 
that no work be done on Sundays. He believed it 
was the practice at one time to refuse the issue of 
periodicals off the table on Sundays, but latterly it had 
been allowed by the Librarian. If it was riglit to 
prohibit ohe issue of books on Sundays, then he 
thought the same rule should apply to periodicals. 
When tlu\y came to examine the (question they found 
the majority in favour of the prohibition, for, whereas 
