REPORT OF COUNCIL. XV 



8. Grants for Research. — The Association continues to be 

 represented on the General Research Committee organised dur- 

 ing the previous year in connection with the Royal Society of 

 South Africa, whose Council administers the funds in conform 

 mity with the advice of the General Committee. The present 

 representatives of the Association on this Committee are Rev.. 

 Dr. Flint, Prof. Hahn, Prof. Pearson, and Mr. Reid. In con- 

 nection with the grant of iioo made to Dr. A. W. Roberts by 

 the Association in 1905 for the reduction of his variable star 

 observations, Dr. Roberts reported that he had had the observa- 

 tions, some 60,000 in number, reduced, copied in duplicate, and 

 indexed. The question of printing had. however, been a 

 difficulty. 



9. Award for Anthropological Research. — At the Coun- 

 cil Meeting in June, 1913, the award to Miss Tucker of the sum 

 of i20, previously specially allocated in the Assocation funds 

 for anthropological research, was resolved upon. 



10. Goold-Adams Medals. — The third series of annual 

 awards has been made in connection with the Senior Certificate 

 and Matriculation examinations of the Universitv of the Cape of 

 Good Hope, held during the closing months of 1913. The 

 following are the names of the recipients on this occasion : — ' 



Mathcuiatics: Leo Weinberg, Christian Brothers' Col- 

 lege, Kimberley. 



Physics: Ronald Percy Freemantle, St. Aidan's College, 

 Grahamstown. 



Chemistry: Morris Cohen, Christian Brothers' College, 

 Kimberley. 



Elementary Physical Science : John Daniel Newberry, 

 St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown. 



Botany : Enid Frances Jennings, W'esleyan High School, 

 Grahamstown. 



11. Bloemfontein Philosophical Society. — In accord- 

 ance with the resolution adopted at the last Annual General 

 Meeting, referring the proposed affiliation of the Bloemfontein: 

 Philosophical Society to the incoming Council for further action 

 in connection with the insertion of the new Clause IX (/) in the 

 Constitution, negotiations have been continued during the vear, 

 but no definite result has been reached. 



12. Establishment of Botanical Garden in Cape. 

 Peninsula. — In connection with proposals to the above effect in 

 Parliament and the Press, the Council resolved, at its May meet- 

 ing, on the motion of Professor Pearson, " That this Council 

 re-affirms the resolution passed at the Annual Meeting at Cape- 

 Town in 1910, and advocates the establishment of a Botanical 

 (jarden in the Cape Peninsula, and is of opinion that such an- 



