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Sub-committee has made certain suggestions with a view to cur- 

 taiHng expenditure on the Journal, and it is hoped that these 

 may not be without effect, although at the same time it must be 

 borne in mind that, owing to the war, the cost of pubHcation will 

 be considerably enhanced during the coming year if the same 

 number of pages be printed. 



6. South Africa Medal and Grant, 1918: The South 

 Africa Medal Committee, comprising Dr. C. F. Juritz (Chair- 

 man, Mr. J. Burtt-Davy. Dr. W. A. Caldecott," Prof. J. E. 

 Duerden. Prof. H. B. Fantham, Prof. C. E. Moss, Sir Thos. 

 Muir. Prof. J. Orr. Prof. M. M. Rindl, Dr. A. W. Roberts, 

 Sir A. Theiler, and Prof. E. Warren, recommended Mr. R. T. A. 

 Innes, F.R.A.S., F.R.S.E, Union Astronomer, Johannesburg, tor 

 the eleventh award of the South Africa Medal, together with the 

 grant of £50, which has invariably been presented with the Medal. 

 This recommendation has been confirmed by the Council. 



7. Goold Adams Medals, 1918: The eighth series of awards 

 of the Goold-Adams Medals was made in connection with the 

 Matriculation and Senior Certificate Examinations of the Uni- 

 versity of the Cape of Good Hope, held in December last. The 

 names of the recipients were as follows : — 



MatheiJiatics: Max Cohen, South African College Hi"f-^h 



School, Capetown. 

 Physics: John Alexander Gilmore, South African College 



High School, Capetown, 

 Chemistry : Bernard Gluck, Grey College School, Bloemfon- 



tein. 

 Physical Science : Daphne Olive Tipper, Gill College High 



School, Somerset East. 

 Botany : Edith Kathleen Tredgold, Girls' High School, Wyn- 



berg. 



The abolition of the University of the Cape of Good Hope 

 will necessitate the amendment of the Medal Rules ; and the 

 question of altering the rules or discontinuing the award of these 

 medals is being referred by the Council to the Annual General 

 Meeting for decision. 



8. Research Grant Committee, 1918: Your Council has 

 appointed Prof. H. B. Fantham, Rev. Dr. W. Flint, Dr. C. F. 

 Juritz, and Mr. A. H. Reid as its representatives on the 1918 

 General Committee for Research Grants administered by the 

 Council of the Royal Society of South Africa. The grants have 

 not yet been awarded. 



9. Metric Conference: In connection with the recom- 

 mendations of this Conference for stimulating public interest in 

 the adoption of the Metric System, the Witwatersrand Council 

 Members were appointed a sub-committee to consider and report 

 upon the steps necessary to give effect to the resolutions. 



10. Memorial to Sir David Gill : The question of a Memo- 

 rial to the late Sir David Gill, the first President of the Associa- 



