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4. The officers of the general committee shall be a chairman, treasurer, and secretary, to be elected by the committee itself from among its members. 5. The following rules and provisions shall apply to the meetings of the general committee : — (a.) The committee shall meet for the transaction of business at such times as the chairman or secretary shall consider necessary. (b.) At such meetings seven shall constitute a quorum, of which two at least shall be teachers of Te Aute College, (c.) The chairman, in cases where the voting is equal, shall have a casting-vote in addition to his ordinary vote. (d.) The secretary shall keep minutes of the proceedings of the committee. Copies of the minutes shall be sent to absent members of the committee, (c.) The treasurer shall keep all accounts of the committee and association, which accounts shall be subject to audit as hereinafter provided. 6. The general committee shall have power to make by-laws for the procedure at the meetings of the association, and for the general committee, ard for any object or purpose for which no provision is made by these rules. 7. The general committee shall draw up an annual report of the association, and shall lay the same before the annual conference, together with a statement of accounts duly audited. Article V.—Conferences. v 1. There shall be an annual conference of the association, to be held at a time and place to be fixed by the general committee, of which at least three months' notice shall be given by the secretary. 2. The general committee shall make all necessary arrangements as to conferences. 3. The ob'ecrs of conferences shall be— (a.) To discuss any subjects coming within the scope of the objects of the association, and to make any suggestions and formulate plans of action thereon for the guidance of the general committee. (6.) To elect officers and an auditor lor the ensuing year ; to receive the annual report of the general committee and the statement of accounts. 4. The President, or in his absence such other person as the conference may elect, shall preside at the conference. 5. The President, or in his absence the chairman, in cases where the voting is equal, shal) have a casting-vote in addition to his ordinary vote. Article VI. —Fees and Contributions, and Miscellaneous Provisions. 1. The year shall begin on the Ist day of January, and the annual subscription shall be due on that day. 2. The subscription to the association shall be 2s. 6d. per annum, and shall be paid to the treasurer of the general committee. Such subscriptions shall be devoted to the ordinary expenses" of the association, in such manner as the general committee shall dir u ct. • 3. All moneys received on account of the association shall be paid into such bank or account as the general committee shall direct. 4. At every annual conference a statement of accounts shall be presented, signed by the treasurer and duly audited. 5. The general committee shall have power to appoint agents where necessary, for the purpose of receiving subscriptions and donations to the association ; such agents to note names of subscribers and donors, and to forward money and lists to the treasurer, or for such other purposes as the general committee shall determine. 6. All papers or books received on account of the association, by any member thereof, shall become the property of the association, and shall be under the care and control of the Principal of Te Aute College. 7. The association shall be entitled to receive a copy of every essay or paper read before it, but shall not publish the same without the permission of the author. Article Vll.—Amendments. 1. Amendments to this constitution shall be voted upon at the annual conference. • 2. Notice of amendment must reach the secretary at least two months before the conference at which such amendment is to be moved. 3. On receipt of such notice, the secretary shall notify each member of the association. 4. Amendments shall require for their adoption a two-thirds vote of all the members present or represented at the conference.

EXHIBIT No. 36. Sir,— Wellington, 9th April, 1895. I have the honour, by direction of the Minister of Education, to ask you to be so good as to ascertain the views of the Te Aute trustees as to the advisability of making some change in the scheme of the College to fit it for doing the work of the agricultural school for Maori students. Many friends of the Maori race believe that one of the greatest benefits that could be conferred on Maori youth would be some practical and technical training in works of industry and trade, and especially in agriculture ; and it would seem that an estate dedicated to the cause of Maori education and including 7,000 or 8,000 acres of land in profitable use affords most appropriate facilities for the institution of a Maori agricultural school. It may be that this has occurred to you before, and that you see reasons against it that do not lie on the surface of things. I have, &c, The Yen. Archdeacon S. Williams, Te Aute, Napier. W. Jas. Habens.