Section I.—Departments of Work.

Superintendents shall be appointed for such of the following departments as local needs seem to call for :—

I. Heredity. II. Hygiene. III. Scientific Instruction. IV. Sunday-School Work. V. Juvenile Work. VI. Temperance Literature. VII. Influencing the Press. VIII. Evangelistic Work. IX. Prisons and Police Stations. X. Railroad Work. XI. Soldiers and Sailors. XII. Unfermented Wine. XIII. Young Women's Work. XIV. Drawing-room Meetings. XV. Kitchen Gardens. XVI. Flower Missions. XVII. Provincial and County Fairs. XVIII. Legislation and Petitions. XIX. Work among Maoris. XX. Impure Literature. XXI. Suppression of the Social Evil.

Section II.

All meetings of the Union shall be opened by reading of Scripture and prayer, and closed with prayer.

Section III.

A majority of the Executive Committee shall constitute a quorum at any regular meeting of that body, and the same rule may apply to all other Committees.

Section IV.

Officers shall remain such till their successors are elected.

Section V.

All members of the Union shall be entitled to vote.

Section VI.—Meetings.

The regular meetings of the Union shall be held each week, at which time Superintendents shall report.

Public prayer and conference meetings shall be held as often as the interest of the work demands, and, if possible, mass meetings quarterly.

The Executive and other Committees shall meet as often as may be deemed advisable.

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Section VII.—Order of Business.

I. Devotional Exercises.

II. Course of Reading.

III. Report of Recording Secretary.

IV. Report of Corresponding Secretary.

V. Report of Treasurer.

VI. Report of Chairman of Executive Committee. VII. Reports of Superintendents.

VIII. Report of Special Committees.

IX. Unfinished Business.

X. New Business.

XI. Closing Hymn and Prayer. 11

Section VIII.

These By-laws may be altered or amended at any regular meeting of the Union, by a vote of two-thirds of the members of the Union.

Note.—If deemed practicable, a business meeting may be held once a month, in which case the above order of business could be changed.

Rules of Order.

I. That members wishing to address the meeting shall communicate with the Recording Secretary beforehand, that the President may arrange programme, and also time.

II. That subjects of special importance shall be notified a week, or, if possible, a fortnight beforehand, to allow members time for consideration in view of debate.

III. That openers on both sides of a debate be allowed fifteen minutes each for papers or addresses, and five minutes each for reply, previous to the President's summing-up.

IV. That no member shall speak more than once to any motion, unless in explanation, or to reply, as in Rule III.

V. That Superintendents of Departments shall periodically present a report, so that the interest in all matters of the Union be sustained.

VI. Members are requested not to converse with each other during the business portion of the meeting.