PROCEEDINGS OF ANNUAL MEETING. Xlll 



Minutes. — The Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held 

 on the loth July. 1908. printed in the Report of the Grahamstown 

 Meeting, were confirmed. 



Annual Report of Council. — Mr. R. T. A. Innes (Hon. General 

 Secretary) read the Annual Report of the Council on the work of 

 the past year (see p. xv). 



Report of the Hon. Treasurer and Statement of Accounts 

 FOR 1908-1909. — On the proposal of Mr. Muirhead, these were taken 

 as read, as they had been exhibited in the Reception Room for the 

 information of members for three days (see pp. xix-xxi). 



Dr. Juritz moved and Mr. Cullen seconded the adoption of the 

 Annual Reports and Accounts. 



Prof. Schwarz moved : " That the Annual Volume of Proceed- 

 ings be continued as heretofore." This was seconded by Canon 

 Orford, and. after some discussion, the motion was put to the 

 meeting and lost by 30 votes to 3. 



The Reports and Accounts were then adopted. 



South Africa Medal Committee. — On the proposal of Mr. 

 Flowers, seconded by Dr. Potts, it was resolved that Dr. Juritz, 

 Mr. W. Cullen. Dr. A. Theiler and Mr. E. Nevill be elected members 

 of this Committee until 191 2. in the place of Dr. Hyslop. Dr. 

 Gilchrist, Mr. Struben and Mr. Innes. whose retirement had been 

 determined b^' lot. The Committee now consists of the following 

 members : Dr. J. C. Beattie, Dr. L. Crawford, Dr. A. H. Watkins, 

 and Mr. J. Lyle, who retire in 1910 ; Mr. S. S. Hough, Dr. S. Schon- 

 land, Mr. T. Reunert, and Dr. G. S. Corstorphine, who retire in 

 191 1 ; and Dr. C. F. Juritz. Mr. W. Cullen, Dr. A. Theiler, and Mr. 

 E. Nevill, who retire in 1912. 



Notices of Motion. — In view of the resolutions contained in 

 the Annual Report of the Council, which had been adopted, Prof. 

 Kidd and Dr. Potts (with the consent of the meeting) withdrew 

 the notices of motion standing in their names, reading as follows : 

 — Prof. Kidd : " That Rule X. of the Constitution be amended by 

 substituting for the word ' Cape Town ' therein, the word 

 ' Johannesburg.' " Dr. Potts : " That steps be taken to render 

 more money available for the purposes of publication." 



Meeting in 1910. — Invitations from the Governor-General of 

 Mozambique and from the Mayor of Cape Town, to hold the meeting 

 in 1910 in Lourenco Marques and Cape Town, respectively, were 

 read, and the recommendation of the Council that the invitation 

 from Cape Town be accepted for 1910, and that, if possible, the 

 invitation from Lourenco Marques be accepted for 1911. was 

 agreed to. 



Election of Council for 1909-1910. — The following were then 

 elected as Members of Council for 1909-1910 : — 



Bloemfontein : Mr. Hugh Gunn, M.A., Dr. G. Potts, M.Sc, Ph.D.. 

 and Mr. A. Stead, B.Sc, F.C.S. Cape Peninsula: Mr. A. Walsh 

 Dr. C. F. Juritz, M.A., D.Sc, F.T.C., Mr. J. M. P. Muirhead, F.R.S.L. 

 Dr. R. Marloth, M.A., Ph.D., Rev. Wm. Flint, D.D., Prof. P. D. 

 Hahn, M.A., Ph.D. Durban: Dr. A. Mackenzie, M.D., C.M.^ 

 M.R.C.S. East London and KingKnlliamstown : Mr. G. Rattray, 

 M.A., B.Sc, F.R.G.S. Grahamstoiv)i : Prof. E. H. L. Schwarz^ 



