xvi Rkfoht S.A.A. Al>\ axckmknt of Scii'.vck. 



Tlie Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee. 

 The CaUfoinia Acacleiny of Science. 



10. Suspfinst(oi of Bit f p. — Owing to the regrettable decrease in the 

 n>eiriljership of the Association and the consequent reduction in the 

 re\enue, it has been found necessary to ask the members at this meet- 

 ing to agree to a teuiporary suspension of Rule xi (h) of the Con- 

 stitution in ordei- to enable the Council to meet the expense of 

 publishing the Association's annual report, by transferring a sum of 

 ^300 from the invested funds to the current account. If this is agreed 

 to. it is hoped that with a reduction in the cost of administration and 

 ftirthei' economies, as well as with an increase in membership which 

 your Council look forward to, tliis sum may soon be re])aid to the 

 trustees. 



11. Report)^ of tlie Kimberlfji and Xafal Alcpt'iinis. — The Coiuicil 

 desires to place on record its thanks to the Rev. Dr. Flint, and to 

 Di-. J. ^loir and Dr. R. A. Ijchfeldt, for the valuable and arduous 

 work done in editing the volumes containing the leports of the Kim- 

 berley and Natal meetings. The latter volume will, it is hoped, be in 

 the hands of members in the course of the next week or so. 



12. Donatum.^-^\\^ thanks of the Council are due to Mr. Gardner 

 F. Williams for a donation of £2") towards the publication of the 

 report of the Kimberley meeting. 



V.\. Snh-C ominitfeen. — The thanks of the Council and members are 

 due to the following members who have served on the following sub- 

 committees during the past year. 



(rt) Maiiaf/in;/ Committer of Council. — The President, the General 



Treasurer, the General Secretaries, Dr. L. Crawford, Dr. 



J. C. Beattie, Rev. Dr. W. Flint and Mr. Ernest Williams. 

 (h) Commiffep for tJiP Staiidardixiiui of Weujlifs and Mcaxures in 



South Africa. — Dr. R. A. Lehfeldt (Convener), Dr. J. Moir, 



Mr. E. H. V. Melvill, Lt.-Col. H. F. Punton, and Dr. J. C. 



Beattie. 

 ((•) .S'. A. Medal Committee. —Dv. ^. C. Beattie, Dr. L. Crawford, 



Dr. J. D. F. (Hlchrist, Dr. S. Schonland, Mr. R. T. A. 



Innes, Mr. T. Reunert, Mr. A. M. A. Struben, Dr. G. S. 



Corstophine, Dr. James Hvslop, Mr. James Lyle and Mr. 



F. S. Townsend. 



14. Li'ave. — The Assistant General Secretary for the Cape Colony 

 and Rhodesia, Mr. E. Hope Jones, was granted five months' leave of 

 absence from the 1st June, 1908. 



15. 1909 Meefiny. — An invitation has been i-eceived f(»r the 

 Association to hold its next meeting at Bloemfontein, which has been 

 gratefuUv acknowledged. The date of that meeting has not yet been 

 fixed. 



