Section XVII.—Foreign Secretary.

1.—It shall be the duty of the Foreign Secretary to conduct the correspondence of the Society or Council with Foreign Societies and with persons residing abroad; and to forward to Foreign Members and Foreign Correspondents notices of their election, and their diplomas.

2.—The Foreign Secretary shall lay before the Society or Council the official letters which he may from time to time receive, relating to the Society or Council; and shall preserve dates and minutes, and (if required) copies of the letters which he may write on behalf of the Society or Council.