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of the Senate would not be dealt with during the coming Parlia- 

 mentary Session, and that the Government desired to know 

 whether the Association had considered the question of altering 

 the functions of the Senate if the proposals for its reconstitution 

 were accepted. 



22. Signing ok the Armistice: On the occasion of the 

 signing of the Armistice last November, your Council unani- 

 mously resolved respectfully to request His Excellency the 

 Governor-General to transmit the following message to His 

 Majesty the King: — 



" The Council of the South African Association for the 

 Advancement of Science desires to convey to His Majesty 

 the King the assurance of its deep loyalty and unswerving 

 devotion to His Majesty's person and throne, and its heart- 

 felt gratification on the conclusion of the Armistice and the 

 prospects of a victorious peace." 

 The request for transmission was complied with, and in due 

 course a message was received from His Excellency the 

 Governor-General to the effect that the message of congratula- 

 tion had been laid before His Majesty, who had been pleased to 

 receive it. 



23. The New Council: On the basis of membership pro- 

 vided for in the Constitution of the Association, Section VI (d), 

 the number of Members of Council assigned for the representa- 

 tiofi of each centre during the ensuing twelve months should be 

 distributed as follow^s : — 



Cape Province: 



Cape Peninsula 5 



East London i 



Kimberley i 



Kingwilliamstown 2 



Middelburg i 



Port Elizabeth 2 



Stellenbosch 2 



Traiisvaal: 



Witwatersrand 15 



Pretoria 4 



Potchefstroom i 



Orange Free State : 



Bloemfontein 2 



Natal : 



Maritzburg 2 



Durban 2 



RJiodeSM: 



Salisbury i 



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