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100 6. (1) Any appointed member of the Council may at any time resign his office by writing addressed to the Council, and in such case, or in case of his death, the vacancy in the membership of the Council shall within three months from the date of such resignation or death be filled by appointment of some fit person by the authority that appointed the member whose office has become vacant, and if not filled within that time the vacancy shall be filled by the Council:

Provided that it shall not be necessary for the Council to fill a casual vacancy caused by the resignation or death of the member appointed by it under subsection two of section four hereof.

(2) Any person appointed to fill any such vacancy shall hold office only for the remainder of the term for which his predecessor was appointed.

7. (1) The Governor-General shall during his pleasure be the Honorary Patron of the Society.

(2) At its first annual meeting held after the passing of this Act, and at every annual meeting held thereafter, the Council shall appoint some fit person to be President and some fit person to be Vice-President of the Society.

(3) Each of such officers shall come into office at the close of the annual meeting at which he is appointed and hold office until his successor comes into office, and shall be eligible for reappointment.

(4) Where by reason of death or resignation either of such offices becomes vacant the vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the Council of some fit person to hold office until the person appointed at the next annual meeting comes into office.

(5) The President, and in his absence or incapacity the Vice-President, shall, subject to direction by the Council, superintend and carry out all necessary work in connection with the affairs of the Society, and shall be the Chairman of all meetings of the Society and the Council.

(6) The persons holding office as President and Vice-President respectively of the New Zealand Institute immediately before the passing of this Act shall be deemed to be President and Vice-President of the Society until the persons first appointed to those offices under subsection one of this section come into office.