XII.—Duties of Secretary and Treasurer.

The duties of Secretary shall be to conduct the correspondence of the Association and of the Committee, attend all meetings of the Association and of the Committee, take minutes of their proceedings and enter them in the proper books; he shall inscribe the names and addresses of all Members and their proposers in a book to be kept for that purpose, which shall lie on the table for consultation, and from which no name shall be erased except by order of the Committee; he shall collect and arrange all statistical information that may be deemed valuable; he shall issue notices of all meetings of the Association and of the Committee; and shall have custody of all papers and books of the Association, and act generally as the Committee may direct. The Hon. Treasurer shall receive all moneys paid to the Association, and shall deposit the same to the credit of the Association at the Bank to be named by the Committee, all cheques against which shall be signed by himself and the President, or one of the Vice-Presidents; he shall make all payments ordered by the Committee or for the ordinary expenses of the Association; keep a detailed account of all receipts and expenditure, prepare a balance-sheet, duly audited, to be laid before the Committee, and included in their annual report, and produce his books, if called upon so to do by the Committee.