RULES 
OF THE 
N.S$.@. Daturalists’ Club, 
1. The Club shall be called “THE NEW SOUTH WALES 
NATURALISTS’ CLUB.” : 
2, Ihe objects of the Club shall be—The encouragement of the 
study of nature, and of the collection, preservation and systematic 
classification of specimens, to be promoted by periodical Meetings 
and Excursions; the formation of a Library, and the publication of 
Fapers and proceedings, when deemed advisable. 
3. The Club shall consist of (a) Ordinary, (b) Life, (c) Junior and 
{d) Honorary Members. 
(a) Ordinary Members shall pay an Annual Subscription of Ten 
Shillings, or, if resident outside the Metropolitan penny postal 
area (or otherwise as may be decided by the Council), an 
Annual Subscription of Five Shillings ; provided that Members 
elected after January in each year, may pay half the Annual 
Subscription for the remainder of that year. 
{b) An Ordinary Member may become a Life Member by paying 
all arrears (if any) together with ten (10) Annual Subscrip- 
tions in one amount. 
(c) Junior Members shall be under the age of eighteen years, 
They shall not be entitled to vote, and shall pay an Annual 
Subscription of Five Shillings, or, if elected after January, 
a Subscription of Half a Crown for the remainder of the year. 
If there be more than one Junior Member in a family, then 
each additional Junior Member shall pay an Annual Sub- 
scription of Half-a-Crown. 
(d) Honorary Members, who shail be entitled to all the privileges 
of Ordinary Members, shall be persons not resident-in New 
South Wales, who are distinguished for their attainments iu 
Natural Science or who have performed conspicuous services 
for the Club. The nomination of any person as an Honorary 
Member must be approved of by the Council and the election 
be conducted in the same manner as that of Ordinary 
Members. 
4. All Subscriptions shall become due on the first day of August 
and shall be payable in advance. 
5. Candidates for admission as Members of the Club may be 
nominated by two Ordinary Members at,any Meeting of the Club, 
the election taking place at the ‘ensuing Meeting. If a ballot be 
demanded, one black ball in six shall exclude. No person who has been 
elected shall ke entitled to the privileges of a Member until the 
Subscription shail have been paid, or while the Subscription is in 
arrears. 
