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12. Premises for Learned Societies: On the invitation 

 of the local branch of the British Medical Association, your 

 Council appointed Rev. Dr. Flint and Dr. C. F. Juritz, with the 

 subsequent addition of Mr. C. W. Mally and Prof. Goddard, its 

 representatives on a Joint Committee of Learned Societies to 

 consider the possibility of accjuiring or leasing centrally-situated 

 premises in Capetown, for the purpose of accommodating the 

 various learned societies of the Peninsula, together with a joint 

 scientific library, and engaging a whole-time Secretary. The 

 Joint Committee has duly considered the proposal, but it has 

 been left in the hands of the British Medical Association tjo take 

 the initiative in the event of suitable premises becoming available. 



13. Exhibition of Apparatus: After the conclusion of 

 last year's Annual Session, Council resolved that it would be 

 desirable at future Sessions to arrange for the exhibition, at one 

 of the evening functions, of lantern slides, illustrative of papers, 

 original apparatus, specimens and other objects of interest, and 

 recommended that the matter be brought to the notice of the local 

 Committee at Kingwilliamstown. 



14. Exhibition at Pretoria : It has been proposed to hold 

 an exhibition at Pretoria — ^probably in 1920 — in connection with 

 the ofificial opening of the Union 'Buildings. The Mayor of 

 Pretoria having sought the goodwill of the Association in this 

 regard, it was resolved to notify His Worship that the Associa- 

 tion was in full sympathy with the proposal, and would do its 

 best to promote the success of the undertaking. 



15. Zoological Survey: Consec^uent upon the resolution 

 adopted at the Annual Meeting at Johannesburg last year, and 

 duly conveyed to the Government, the Advisory Board of Indus- 

 try and Science was asked by Council to approach the Govern- 

 ment in support of the resolution. The Board made representa- 

 tions to Government on the subject. ]X)inting out the importance 

 and urgency of such a survey, and your Council appointed a Sub- 

 committee for the purpose of pressing for the establishment of 

 tfie survey, since, according to the Board of Industry and 

 Science, the promotion thereof now rests with the Government 

 Departments concerned. 



16. Destruction of Fauna: Representations have reached 

 Council on the subject of the proposed systematic destruction of 

 wild animals in Zululand, which it was alleged are active agents 

 in the spread of disease, and of the elephants in the Addo Bush, 

 which are stated to cause damage to farming operations. In the 

 former case it was decided to request the Natal Administration 

 to limit the destruction of game as far as possible, and the 

 Division of Veterinary Research to undertake further studies as 

 to the nature, spread and possible sources of Nagana infection. 

 In his reply the Provincial Secretary of Natal wrote as follows : 



" By direction of the Administrator, I communicated 

 with the Secretary for Agriculture on the nth April, point- 



