Ill PROCEEDINGS OF ANNUAL MEETING. 



(i) To His Worship the Mayor and Councillors of 

 East London and Members of the Reception Committee, for 

 the cordial welcome, and for the Reception given to the 

 Members in the City Hall. 



(2) To Dr. Hill, Mr. Wormald and Members of the 

 Local Committee for the arrangements made for the accom- 

 modation, comfort and entertainment of the visitors. 



(3) To the Civic Association for arranging the meeting 

 for Prof. Cory's lecture in the City Hall. 



(4) To the Divisional Superintendent of Railways and 

 Harbours, for arranging special convenience for travelling 

 from Kingwilliamstown to East London, and for arranging 

 for the visit to the Harbour and Buffalo River. 



(5) To the Town Engineer, for arranging an excursion 

 by motor cars to the Waterworks. 



(6) To His Worship the Mayor and City Councillors 

 of East London, for arranging the River Excursion to Green 

 Point. 



(7) To Messrs. William Cooper and Nephews, for their 

 kind invitation to Members to visit Gonubie Park Estate. 



(8) To the Principal and Council of Selborne College, 

 for placing the commodious College Buildings at the disposal 

 of the Association, and for the satisfactory arrangements 

 made there. 



(9) To the Ladies, for the excellent arrangements 

 made for morning and afternoon tea. 



(10) To the East London Club, for kindly admitting 

 Members as Honorary Members during the period of the 

 meetings. 



(11) To the local Press for its appreciative references 

 to the proceedings of the Session. 



REPORT OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE YEAR ENDED 

 30TH June, 1919. 



1. Obituary: Your Council has to report, with great.regret, 

 the death, from wounds received in action, of Mr. L. H. Walsh. 

 Another member, Dr. R. A. Buntine, M.L.A., lost his life through 

 the torpedoing of the steamship Galway Castle. We also deplore 

 the decease of Messrs. E. Jacot and Mr. J. C. Spensley, on active 

 service, and of the Rt. Hon. W. P. Schreiner, Rev. J. Fitz- 

 Henry, Messrs. R. F. Browne, W. H. Daymond. F. Oats W. F. 

 Cohen. Drs. A. Schulz, W. Mortimer, F. A. Wille, S. B.'Syfret, 

 Miss D. Gott and W. S. Marshall. 



2. Membership: Since last report 127 new members have 

 joined the Association, 16 have died, and 32 have been removed 

 from the register by resignation or by resolution of the Council. 

 The nett increase of membership has therefore been 79. 



The following comparative table, as from the ist July in 



