New Rules and Alteration of Rules.

47. No rule herein contained, or any rule hereinafter to be made, shall be altered or repealed except at a general meeting of the members of the Society, convened by public notice signed by the Secretary, in pursuance of a requisition for that purpose by seven or more members, which requisition and notice shall be published by advertisement specifying the proposed new rule, alteration, or repeal in some newspaper published at Christchurch aforesaid, at least twice during the month next before such general meeting; and if a committee of members shall be nominated for that purpose at such general meeting of the Society, such committee shall have the like power to make such new rule, alteration, or repeal, and such alteration or repeal shall be made with the concurrence of and approbation of three-fourths of the members present. at such meeting, or by the like proportion of such committee if any shall have been nominated for the purpose.