XVI REPORT OF COUNCIL. 



institution would greatly advance the scientific and economic 

 study of the vegetation of South Africa." A copy of this reso- 

 hition was forwarded to the Prime Minister, and the Council is 

 glad to record the fact that Parliament has sanctioned the initia- 

 tion of the scheme, and voted a substantial sum of money for the 

 purpose. 



13. The New Council. — On the basis of membership pro- 

 vided in the Constitution of the Association, Section V^I {d), the 

 Council for the ensuing year should be distributed as follows : — 



Traiisi'aal: 



Witwatersrand 8 



Pretoria 3 



I^otchefstroom i 



Cape Province: 



Cape Peninsula 5 



Port Elizabeth i 



Stellenbosch i 



King William's Town i 



Kimberley i 



Grahamstown i 



Queenstown i 



RJiodcsia: 



Bulawayo i 



Salisbury 1 



Orange Free State: 



Bloemfontein I 



Natal : 



Maritzburg 1 



Durban i 



Mozambique: 



Lourengo Marques i 



