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We have now to consider the means by which a survey can 

 be carried out. It is quite clear that the present staff of zoologists 

 available within the Union cannot undertake such a survey with 

 the hope of completing it. Systematic collections must be made 

 by trained zoologists, and the work of the various zoologists 

 co-ordinated. 1 have already stated that there is a most fortunate 

 distribution of the various groups among the workers in this 

 country, and assisted by systematic collectors and other workers 

 a great deal can be accomplished. In addition to university, 

 museum, and Government departmental zoologists, there are a 

 number of private investigators engaged in research, and the 

 services of the latter could be relied on for investigation and 

 collation of data in connection with their special groups. 



With the appointment of a number of young trained zoologists, 

 the country could be mapped out into areas, and each of these 

 systematically investigated. This will offer special opportunities 

 for South Africans anxious to assist in elucidating the fauna of 

 their own country. 



At the present time we lijid that Zoology, as a subject, has 

 not the same attraction for the bulk of our Science students at 

 the Universities, except in the case of medical and agricultural 

 students, as have those sciences which will assist them in the 

 teaching profession. In this way there can be little doubt that 

 many who would show aptitude for zoological work are lost. A 

 limited number of scholarships are offered by the Government for 

 students anxious to undertake Entomology and Veterinary 

 Science. In this connection I would suggest that scholarships 

 should be made available for those anxious to prosecute zoo- 

 logical work, and that the services of such candidates be enlisted 

 in connection with the proposed survey. The details of any such 

 scheme as suggested must await the acce]:)tance of such a pro- 

 posal. 



I trust that 1 have in this address the support of the 

 Zoological Section, and that they feel with me the importance of 

 a Zoological Survey of South Africa. 



