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Colonel Domvtlle proposed as an amendment to the alteration in Rule II. now- 
submitted to the meeting, that the words, and officers who have passed through the 
Staff College , or studying there , be omitted, and that the first paragraph stand as 
at present; and instead thereof, that the second paragraph of the same rule be 
altered so as to give power to the Committee to extend the privilege now proposed 
to be conferred upon the officers of the Staff College to any officers of the Army 
or Navy who, from their scientific or literary acquirements, the Committee might 
deem it desirable to have as honorary members of the Institution, and who should 
notify their wishes to the Committee so to become honorary members, without 
reference to the accidental circumstance of such officers residing temporarily in the 
Garrison or neighbourhood. He did not desire that the number of honorary 
members should be inconveniently increased, but he thought that the hands of 
the Committee should not be tied to the election of honorary members from one 
particular class only, to the exclusion of many officers of both services who, although 
it might not be desirable to bring them in under the provisions of the last paragraph 
of Rule II., yet it might be nevertheless both an honour to the Institution and a 
valued privilege to the officers in question to have their names enrolled as members 
thereof. 
The Chairman ruled that an amendment affecting the Rules of the Institution 
could not be proposed at a general meeting without previous notice of 14 days had 
been given. 
Colonel Domville thought it was quite within the power of this general meeting 
to adopt any amendment to a proposed alteration, although such amendment might 
not have been posted for 14 days; indeed, that a rigid adherence to such rule would 
be exceedingly inconvenient, and prevent business being done at general meetings; 
but in deference to the decision of the Chairman, he would with all respect with¬ 
draw the proposed amendment, and give his vote for the rejection of the alteration 
proposed. In so doing he did not wish to oppose the election of officers of the 
Staff College as honorary members temporarily, but did not think it desirable that 
they should be permanent members. 
After considerable discussion, the proposed change in Rule II. having been put 
to the vote was negatived. 
Addition to Rule IF.,proposed by the Committee and carried unanimously :— 
“ Members failing to pay their annual subscription after two applications , shall 
have their names removed from the list of members at the discretion of the 
Committee. 
“No numbers of the “ Proceedings 55 will be sent to any member who is one year 
in arrear of his annual subscriptionV 
Addition to Rule F. [printed in italics), proposed by the Committee and 
carried unanimously :— 
“ V. H.R.H. the Field Marshal Commanding-in-Chief to be Patron and President 
of the Institution. The Inspector-General of Artillery , the Commandant of 
the Garrison, the Director of Artillery and Stores, and the Deputy Adjutant- 
General to be Vice-Presidents. The affairs of the Institution to be under 
the direction of a Committee, consisting of the above officers, the Assistant 
Adjutant-General, the Director of Artillery Studies, the Brigade Major, the 
Secretary, Department of Director of Artillery and Stores, and fifteen officers 
elected at the annual general meeting, of whom four shall be Colonels or 
Regimental Field Officers, and one Medical Officer, the senior to take the 
