39  &  40  Vict.  Cap.  45,  s.  10.

15?

auditors  appointed  as  herein  mentioned,  or  to  two>
or  more  persons  appointed  as  the  rules  of  the
society  provide,  who  shall  have  access  to  all  the
books  and  accounts  of  the  society,  and  shall  examine ­
  the  general  statement  of  the  receipts  and
expenditure,  funds  and  effects  of  the  society,  and
verify  the  same  with  the  accounts  and  vouchers,
relating  thereto,  and  shall  either  sign  the  same  as.
found  by  them  to  be  correct,  duly  vouched,  and  in
accordance  with  law,  or  specially  report  to  the.
society  in  what  respects  they  find  it  incorrect,  unvouched, ­
  or  not  in  accordance  with  law:
(d.)  Annual  returns.—Once  in  every  year  before  the  first
day  of  June  send  to  the  registrar  a  general  statement ­
  (to  be  called  the  annual  return)  of  the
receipts  and  expenditure,  funds  and  effects  of  the
society  as  audited,  which  shall  show  separately  the
expenditure  in  respect  of  the  several  objects  of  thesociety,
  and  shall  be  made  out  to  the  thirty-first
December  then  last  inclusively,  and  shall  state
whether  the  audit  has  been  conducted  by  a  public
auditor  appointed  as  by  this  Act  is  provided,  and
by  whom,  and  if  by  any  person  (b)  other  than  a
public  auditor,  shall  state  the  name,  address,  and
calling  or  profession  of  each  such  person,  and  the
manner  in  which  and  the  authority  under  which
he  is  appointed,  and  together  therewith  shall  send
a  copy  of  the  auditor’s  report:
( e -)  Inspection  of  books.—Allow  any  member  or  person
having  an  interest  in  the  funds  of  the  society  toinspect
  the  books  and  the  names  of  the  members
at  all  reasonable  hours  at  the  registered  office  of
the  society,  or  at  any  place  where  the  same  are
kept;  subject  to  such  regulations  as  to  the  time
and  manner  of  such  inspection  as  may  be  made
from  time  to  time  by  the  general  meetings  of  the
society,  except  that  no  such  member  or  person,

(l)  Sic.  The  word  should  be  “persons.”