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PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 

 OF MEMBERS, HELD AT THE TRANSVAAL TECHNICAL 

 INSTITUTE BUILDINGS, JOHANNESBURG, ON MONDAY, 

 28th AUGUST, 1905. 



Mr. T. Reunert, the President, occupied the Chair, and there were 

 also present Mr. J. Burtt-Davy, Sir David Gill, Dr. Marloth, Prof. 

 J. A. Wilkinson, Prof. Crawford, Messrs Albert Walsh, Ernest 

 Williams, J. R. Williams, Ababrelton, W. E. Cursons, W. Reid Bell, 

 A. von Dessauer, Dr. J. Hyslop, Rev. Dr. Flint, Prof. J. Orr, Dr. S. 

 Schonland, Dr. J. D. F. Gilchrist, Messrs. R. T. A. Innes, Wm. Cullen, 

 with Fred Rowland and E. H. Jones, Assistant General Secretaries. 



The minutes of the previous Annual Meeting were taken as read, 

 and confirmed. 



The President explained that the meeting was called to transact 

 purely formal business, and to make provision for the work of the 

 ensuing year. He stated that the report of the Council had not yet 

 been prepared, but he would ask Mr. Cullen to make a brief state- 

 ment on the work performed by the Council of the Association since 

 the Second Annual Meeting took place. 



Mr. W. Cullen referred to the various matters deal with by the 

 Council during the past year, and reported on the progress of the 

 work done by those to whom grants for research work had been made. 

 He also mentioned the part taken by the South African Association 

 in arranging for the visit to South Africa of the British Association ; 

 to the appointment of Mr. Goldring as the Association's representa- 

 tive in London ; to the work of the Johannesburg centre in inaugu- 

 rating a Museum in Johannesburg; and the movement they had 

 initiated for starting a Botanical Garden. Mr. Cullen concluded 

 by stating that the report of the Council would be printed with other 

 information, and forwarded to members in due course. 



Alterations to Rules. — The Chairman stated that the question of 

 the alterations to the Rules had received the attention and consider- 

 ation of the Council for nearly a year past, and unless any member 

 present wished to raise any point in connection therewith, he would 

 move that the alterations as printed in the circular sent to members 

 be now adopted. Mr. Cullen seconded, and the motion was agreed to. 



Finance. — The Chairman stated that the Treasurer's Report had 

 not yet been printed, but that the financial position of the Association 

 was in a very satisfactory state. The balance on the 30th June, 

 1905, was about £1,800, out of which they were to pay the British 

 Association £500. A further £400 or £500 would be required for 



