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Power of

chairman of

the com- mitter to

CONVERS

meetings; chairman and

quorum

Thereof.

Record of meetings.

Method of volina.

Appointment

and ducies

of business manager.

Use of institute:

and powers of chaplain and business

manager.

Dutics of chaplain.

Prohibition agains serving in comminee.

Power of

ú, (1) General or special meetings of the committee shall be convened (subject to regulation 5) by direction of the chairman of the committee, and seven days' notice in writing thereof shall be given by the honorary secretary to the members of the committee then within the Colony.

(2) At every general or special meeting of the committee the chair shall be taken by a chairman to be nominated by the members of the committee present of whom four shall be a quorum,

7. The bonorary secretary shall keep a minute book of such meetings, and proper entries shall be made therein of all business Transacted at every meeting.

$ The voting at general or special meetings of the committee shall be decided by a show of hands,

9. (1) There shall be a business manager who shall be appointed by the committee for such period on such sulary and on such terms as the committes may in their discretion think desirable and the salary shall be paid out of the funds of the corporation.

(2) Subject to the control of the committee and the chaplain, the business manager shall be entrusted with the upkeep and repair of the buildings. furniture and fittings of the institute, the management of all catering and messing arrangements and the office staff.

10. (1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2), the institute shall be open to all men of Her Majesty's Navy and to officers and men of the Marcantile Marine irrespective of their religion or nationality.

(2) Either the chaplain or the business manager shall have power to refuse to admit to and also power to expel from the premises of the institute any person whatever for any reason which such chaplain or business manager may decide to be sufficient.

(3) Any person aggrieved by any such decision of the chaplain or of the business manager may refer the matter to the committee for its decision which shall be final.

11. The chaplain shall be in sole charge of the religious activities of the institute and shall care for and attend to all social arrangements and functions and to the visitation of ships and hospitals and he shall also be in charge of the launch "Dayspring" and of her crew and of any other launch from time to time owned or chartered by the corporation for its purposes.

12. Neither the chaplain nor the business manager shall be entitled to serve as a member of the committee or to vote at any meetings thereof but they may attend such meetings if the committee desires.

13. The appointment or dismissal of the chaplain, assistant appointment chaplains and readers or any of them, shall be made by The Missions to Seamen in London, such appointment or dismissal being subject to

and dis- Tissal of chaplain, cic.

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the approval of the Bishop of the Diocese and made after consultation with the committee.

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14. Alcoholic liquors may be sold and consumed on the premises Sale and of the institute, subject to such conditions and restrictions as the com- consumption mittee may from time to time impose.

of liquors.

Religious Services.

15. The chapel in the premises of the institute shall be used for Use of divine service and worship according to the rites and ceremonies of the chapel. Church of England, and of any church in communion with the Church of England for such services us have the approval of the chaplain or his locum tenens.

16. Divine service and worstop shall be voluntary and the at- Service and tendance thereat of any person using the institute shall also be voluntary, allendamec

Do the

voluptary.

17. (1) At the annual general meeting the committee shall Appaintinent appoint-

of damened Ascetinlauds

(a) a firm of chartered accountants to manage the financial affairs and honorary of the institute and to be responsible for the collection of all secretary, moneys due to the corporation and for the making of all necessary payments; and

(b) an honorary secretary who shull-

(i) hold offive until a successor is appointed; and

(ii) perform such duties as may be defegated to him by the committee.

(2) Pending and subject to any appointment under sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (1), the firm of Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & Matthews shall be the chartered accountants of the corporation.

Auditors.

18. At the annual gencral meeting there shall be elected annually Appointment one or more auditors of the corporation.

19, (1) The auditor shall-

(r) examine and report upon all accounts and books of the

corporation; and

(b) if and when required by the committee, audit and report upon

any of such accounts and books.

(2) The accounts and books of the corporation shall be open for inspection by the auditor at all reasonabic times.

Bankers.

of auditors.

Dulics HS auditors.

20. The bankers of the corporation shall be The Hongkong and Appointment Shanghai Banking Corporation or such other bankers as the committee of bankers. may from time to time determine.