GEXERAL MEETINGS AT BEOEMFOXTEIX. 



GENERAL MEETIXCxS AT BLOEMFOXTEIN. 



On Monday, September 27, at 10 a.m., the Association was officially 

 welcomed by the Acting Mayor (Mr. A. E. Parfitt) and Councillors 

 in the Town Hall. 



At 3 p.m. the Acting Mayor and Councillors conducted the 

 Members of the Association on a tour of the various Municipal 

 undertakings. 



At 4.30 p.m. the Acting Mayor and Councillors entertained the 

 Association to tea in Hamilton Park. 



At 8.30 p.m.. in the Ramblers' Hall, His Excellency Sir Hamilton 

 J. Goold-Adams. G.C.M.G., C.B., Governor of the Orange River 

 Colony, took the chair as President, and delivered an address, for 

 which see p. i. This was followed by a reception given by the 

 local members of the Association. 



On Tuesdav. September 28, at 3 i).m.. Members of the Association 

 proceeded on an excursion to Grey Universitv College. 



At 8.15 p.m., in the Town Hall. Dr. C. F. Juritz, M.A., F.LC, 

 delivered a discourse on " Celestial Chemistry," His Excellency 

 Sir Hamilton Goold-Adams presiding. 



On Wednesday. September 29. at 2.30 p.m., Members visited the 

 Military Cantonments at Tem})e. where they were entertained by 

 Colonel Huleatt. R.E. 



At 9 p.m. a reception was held by His Excellency Sir Hamilton 

 Goold-Adams at Government House. 



On Thursday. September 30, at noon, the Seventh Annual General 

 Meeting was held in the Normal College, for minutes of which see 

 p. xii. 



In the afternoon excursions took place to the Government 

 Experimental Farm at Grootvlei, and to the National Museum. 



At 4.30 p.m. ^Members were entertained at an At Home at Eunice 

 High School. 



At 8.15 p.m., in the Town Hall, Mr. W. Cullen delivered a dis- 

 course on " Explosives : how they are made and used," His 

 Excellency Sir Hamilton Goold-Adams presiding. 



After the conclusion of the lecture, the President presented the 

 South Africa Medal and grant to Dr. C. F. Juritz for conveyance 

 to Dr. H. Bolus, F.L.S., who was unavoidably absent. For the 

 proceedings see p. xxii. 



On Friday, October i, at 2.30 p.m., the Railway Workshops were 

 inspected by Members, and at 4 p.m. an At Home was held by 

 Mrs. Murdoch Anderson at " Fairholme." 



At 8.30 p.m. a Conversazione was given by the O.R.C. Arts 

 and Crafts Association. 



On Saturday, October 2, at 8.15 ]\m., in the Court House, Maseru, 

 Mr. R. T. A. Innes, F.R.iV.S.. delivered a discourse on " Astronomy," 

 Mr. H. C. Sloley, Resident Commissioner for Basutoland, presiding. 



