PROCEEDINGS OF ANNUAL MEETING. XVll 



Ihe following' are members of Council, ex-officio :---Past 

 Presidents : Sir David Gill, Sir Chas. Metcalfe, Mr. T. Reunert, 

 Dr. Gardner F. Williams, Dr. J. Hyslop, Rt. Hon. Sir Walter 

 Hely-Hutchinson, Sir Hamilton Goold-Adams, Dr. T. Muir. 



Past Hon. General Secretaries : Mr. W. Cullen, Dr. J. D. F. 

 Gilchrist, Mr. R. T. A. Innes, and Dr. C. F. Juritz. 



Past Hon. General Treasurers : Mr. Howard Pim, Mr. W. D. 

 Morton, Dr. J. McCrae, and Dr. R. A. Lehfeldt. 



General Business. — The following was proposed by Prof. 

 Pearson as an unopposed motion, seconded by Mr. W. 

 Cullen, and carried : The members of the South African Asso- 

 ciation for the Advancement of Science assembled in Annual 

 Session desire to record their opinion that in view of the recent 

 discoveries by Russell and Hutchinson of certain important 

 factors controlling" soil fertility, it is of the greatest importance 

 that, in the organisation of the Union Department of Agricul- 

 ture, a strong Bureau of soil-surveys be established. 



Mr. J. Burtt-Davy moved as an unopposed motion, seconded 

 hy Mr. Cullen, and it was carried, that the members of this 

 Association desire further to record their opinion that the 

 establishment of a National Botanic Garden, Herbarium, 

 Museum, and Research Laboratories is urgently required. 



The Council was instructed to lay these resolutions before 

 the Minister of Agriculture at an early date. 



Votes of Thanks. — The following votes of thanks, sub- 

 mitted by Prof. Crawford, were carried by acclamation: — 



To His Worship the Mayor of Cape Town; to the Educa- 

 tion Department, the Council of the South African College, 

 and the University of the Cape of Good Hope, for the use 

 of their respective buildings ; to the Admiral Commanding 

 the Cape Station, the Astronomer Royal, and the Presi- 

 dent of the South African Medical Congress for invitations 

 kindly extended; to Miss Juritz and the other ladies who 

 gave their aid in connection with the reception at the South 

 African College; to the South African Railway Adminis- 

 trations and the Union-Castle Mail Steamship Companv for 

 travelling facilities granted; to Messrs. Heynes, Mathew 

 and Co. for their exhibit of scientific apparatus and their 

 generous and gratuitous preparation of lantern slides for 

 members who needed them to illustrate their papers; to the 

 Cape Peninsula Publicity Association for a large quantitv 

 of descriptive handbooks supplied ; to the respective Secre- 

 taries and members of the Reception Committee, the 

 Hospitality Committee, the Excursions Committee, the 

 Press and Publications Committee, and the several Sectional 

 Committees; to the Metropolitan and Rondebosch Golf 

 Clubs, the City Club, the Junior Civil Service Club, and the 

 German Club for the privilege of Honorary Membership 

 granted to visiting Members of the Association during the 

 Session; to all members who have so kindly offered hos- 

 pitality to visitors, or who have contributed towards the 

 local expenses; to the Honorary Auditors; and to the Press 

 for publicity given to the Association's proceedings. 

 The meetins" then closed. 



