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Association, and to undertake the administration of the Fund and 

 the award of the Medal, and has submitted to the British Asso- 

 ciation the names of the following three Trustees : — 



The Superintendent- General of Education for the Cape Colony. 



The Controller and Auditor-General for the Cape Colony. 



The Registrar of the University of the Cape of Good Hope. 



As notified in the circulars issued on the 27th January, 1905, 

 and 20th June, 1906, the Council has accepted with many thanks 

 the offer from Mr. E. B. Sargant to pay the sum of ^^25 for the 

 best essay on " The best means of preserving the traditions and 

 customs of the various South African Native Races in a form 

 available for future Scentific Research." ^lembers and Associates 

 who wish to compete are reminded that papers must be received by 

 the Secretary of the Association by the ist December next. 



An Anthropological Standing Committee consisting of Sir 

 Godfrey Lagden, Dr. S. Schonland, and Mr. von Dessauer, was 

 appointed during the year to consider the preservation of records, 

 histories, etc., of the Native Tribes in South Africa, and the Com- 

 mittee hopes to present at the next Annual Meeting a report on the 

 progress of the work done. ;^io has been voted by the Council 

 for expenses incurred, which sum has, however, not yet been 

 utilised. 



Mr. T. Reunert has been appointed the convener of an Educa- 

 tional Standing Committee which has in view the collection and 

 collating of statistics relating to education in South Africa. Mr. 

 Reunert is obtaining the support and assistance of the several 

 Education Departments, and hopes to submit a report to the 

 Council during the coming year. 



The Witwatersrand Council of Education has decided to make 

 a grant of ^^500 to this Association for furthering a scheme of 

 University Extension Lectures. The administration of the Fund 

 is left unconditionally in the hands of the Johannesburg Members 

 of the Council, who have thankfully accepted the grant. 



Wm. CULLEN, 



J. D. F. GILCHRIST, 



Hon. Secretaries. 

 i2th July, 1906. 



