6 South African Biological Society^ 



A new departure in the activities of the Pretoria Branch was 

 the holding of a series of four Public Lantern Lectures in the 

 Town Hall on various scientific subjects. Your Council feels 

 that this is a step in the right direction and expresses the hope 

 that the Pretoria Branch will continue holding a similar series 

 of lectures in future years. 



During the year the Society has published two parts of Vol. 

 n . of the " Journal ". While on the subject of the " Journal '* 

 your Council is pleased to state that the Society possesses 

 sufficient funds to publish at least twice a year, but at the same 

 time must again appeal to Members to support the Editorial 

 Committee by sending in MS. for the Journal. The delay 

 in the publication of the number now in press is solely due to lack 

 of MS. from Members. 



A glance at the balance sheet prepared by your Hon. 

 Treasurer will show that the Society is financially sound. An 

 amount of £100 has been placed on fixed deposit for 6 months, 

 and there is a cash balance in hand of £81 19s. 7!/2d. 



The Public Service Commission of Enquiry invited the Society 

 to give evidence and your Council elected Dr. Green and Dr. 

 van Hoepen, as its representatives. Dr. Green prepared a 

 memorandum which was presented to the Commission and in the 

 opinion of your Council this was the most excellent presentation 

 of the case which had been placed before the Commission. A 

 copy of this Memorandum has been published in the Journal. 



The 1920 award of the Senior Capt. Scott Memorial Medal 

 was made to Mr. Claude Fuller of the Division of Entomo- 

 logy for his research work on the South African Termitidae. 

 The Junior Medal was presented to Mr. J. Sandground, B. Sc. 

 as the best Candidate in Zoology in the Bachelor of Science 

 examination. Next year the Junior Medal will go to the best 

 candidate in Botany. 



An account of Mr. Fuller's work and of the presentation of 

 the medal is published in this volume. 



