xii Report -S.A.A. Advanckmknt of Sciknck. 



El.ect'uni of Couticil then ensued, with the result stated on p. x. 



Meetltu) ill 1909. — A cordial invitation for the 1909 meeting, tu be 

 held in Bloemfontein, was subnntte<l by Mr. Hugh Gunn at the re(|uest 

 of the O.R.C. Government, with a lecommendation from the Council 

 that it be accepted. It was unanimously agieed to accept the invita- 

 tion with thanks, the exact date to be fixed by the Council. 



.v. A. Medal Rules. — The following addition to the S. A. Medal 

 Rules was submitted to the Council. 



" (//) No alteration shall be made in these rules except under 

 the condition specified in Rule xvi of the Association's Constitution, 

 reading : — 



1. Any proposed alteration of the rules shall be intimated to 



the Council six months before the next session of the 

 Association. 



2. Shall be duly considered by the Council. 



.'3. And, if approved, shall be communicated by circular to the 



members of the Association for their consideration. 

 4. And tlealt with at the said sessi* n of the Association. ' 



An amendment was unanimously agreed to that in (1) "Six 

 months" should reatl "Three months." The addition, as au)ended, 

 was then i)ut to the meeting and carried. 



The foll(»wing reconmiendation submitted by the Council was then 

 put to the meeting and adopted. " That the committee endeavour to 

 arrange for one meeting of the committee annually, and that an hon. 

 secretary should be appointed from among its number to ti'ansact the 

 business of the connnittee. \)v. Marloth, Mr. Cullen and Mr. Row- 

 land having been appointed a committee to draw lots for the four 

 retiring members of the committee, reporteil that they had drawn lots 

 to determine the outgoing membeis of the nietlal committee, who were 

 Messrs. Schonland, Townsend, Reunert and Corstorphine. At the 

 next Annual Meeting lots would be drawn to deteimine the four 

 members who would retire in 1909, and thereafter four members would 

 retire by rotation every year in ordei-. Messrs, Hough, Schonland, 

 Reunert and Corstoi-phine were then elected to hohl office as members 

 of the medal committee until 1911. 



Mpssatje from the Pri'xideiit. — The chairman reported ha\ing sent 

 the following telegram to H.E. the Hon. Sii- Walter Hely-Hutchinson, 

 Pi'esident of the Association, who had been unable, on account of 

 public duti(;s, to preside over this meeting : — 



Fo the Governo)'. 



"Meeting last night enthusiastically received your Excel- 

 lency's inspiring address. Am authorised to convey to your 

 Excellency the respectful hearty thanks of the audience," 



and received the following reply : — 



From the Governor. 



" 1 thank you for your kind message, which 1 mucl) appre- 

 ciate." 



