REPORT OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE PERIOD FROM 

 29TH AUGUST, 1905, TO I2TH JULY, 1906. 



The Report of the Treasurer for the year ended 30th June, 

 1906, with financial statements, is appended. 



The total membership of the Association on the 30th June, 

 1906, was 1,322, showing a net increase of ^^ for the year. Since 

 that date 21 new members, and 36 Associate members have been 

 elected. 



With regard to Grants in Aid of Research, the following report 

 is to be made : — 



(a) Mr. J. Eartt Davy has handed in an interim report on 



the progress of the " Annotated Catalogue of the Flower- 

 ing Plants and Ferns known to occur in the Transvaal." 



(b) Mr. R. T. A. Innes, to whom a grant of ^25 was made 



in aid of the work of preparing tables of the Barometric 

 Pressures over South Africa and adjacent regions, has 

 submitted the complete tables of his results, which are 

 printed in this Report. 



(c) During the past year a grant of ^100 was made to Dr. 



Alexander W. Roberts, of Lovedale, to aid him in his 

 work on Variable Stars. Dr. Roberts has undertaken to 

 have all his observations reduced and ready for the 

 printer within twelve months from the date of the payment 

 of the grant. Owing to Dr. Roberts' absence in Europe, 

 it has not been possible to obtain a report on the progress 

 of his work for this meeting. 



{a) Dr. J. D. F. Gilchrist was also granted a sum of £100, 

 with a promise of a further ;^5o during the current year, 

 to aid in the investigations of the Fresh Water Fishes of 

 South Africa, including those of the Zambesi. The 

 Zoological Section of the British Association has agreed 

 to recommend a grant of ^50 from its funds for the 

 purpose of assisting Dr. Gilchrist in these researches. A 

 preliminary report has been received from Dr. Gilchrist. 



The Report of the Meeting of the British Association in South 

 Africa last year has been published, and in accordance with an 

 agreement made with the British Association, your Council has 

 purchased at cost price a supply of these volumes, and Life 

 Members and all those who were elected Members before the 30th 



