XII.

Any member giving notice to the Committee of his intended absence from the Provincial District for the whole of a financial year, may have his name place on the Supernumerary List, paying one pound in lieu of subscription, and shall during his absence be exempt from the annual subscription. Any member returning to the Provincial District whilst his name is on the Supernumerary List shall be liable for the annual subscription, but should he return during the last half of the year, he shall pay one half of the subscription only.