XXIV. 



REPORT OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE PERIOD FROM 9tH APRIL, 1904, TO 



28th august, 1905. 



In consequence of the visit of the British Association to South 

 Africa the Third Annual Meeting of the South African Association 

 was limited to the Annual Business Meeting, which was held at 

 Johannesburg. 



Although no sectional meetings of the South African Association 

 were held, several members contributed papers to the sectional meet- 

 ings of the British Association. 



The meeting of the British Association was opened at Cape 

 Town on Tuesday, the 15th August, 1905, and was concluded at 

 Johannesburg on Friday, the 1st September, when the work of the 

 Sections terminated. 



At the request of the British Association the Council of the South 

 African Association nominated two vice-presidents and two secre- 

 taries for each Section of the British Association, to assist the 

 Sectional Committees at Capetown and Johannesburg. 



At a meeting of the Council, held on the 26th February, 1904, it 

 was resolved that a handbook on scientific work and progress in South 

 Africa should be published on the occasion of the visit of the British 

 Association to South Africa. 



The Editors (Rev. William Flint, D.D., and J. D. F. Gilchrist, 

 M.A., D.Sc, etc.) were appointed by the Colonial Governments on the 

 recommendation of the Council, and the work was prepared under 

 the auspices of the South African Governments and the South African 

 Association for the Advancement of Science, the cost of production 

 being principally defrayed by the A'arious South African Govern- 

 ments. 



By arrangement with the British Association, and in considera- 

 tion of the payment of a sum of £500, the British Association 

 admitted as Associates for the meeting in South Africa all Members 

 of tlie South African Association for the Advancement of Science who 

 joined the latter Association before the 1st July, 1905, and paid their 

 subscriptions for at least the two years ending 30th June, 1906. 



Eight hundred and sixty-two Members elected to become Associ- 

 ates of the British Association on these conditions, and these 

 Members were consequently entitled to attend all meetings of the 

 British Association. They were, however, not allowed to vote at the 

 general meeting of the British Association, and will not receive from 

 the British Association its Report of Proceedings of the meetings in 

 South Africa. The South African Association has, however, 



