XIV PROCEEDINGS OF ANNUAL MEETING. 



A.R.C.S., F.G.S., Prof. A. S. Kidd, M.A. Kimherley : Dr. A. H. 

 Watkins, M.D., M.R.C.S. Pietermariizhurg : Lieut. -Colonel H. 

 Watkins Pitchford, F.R.C.V.S. Pretoria : Mr. J. Burtt-Davy, 

 F.L.S., Dr. A. Theiler. C.M.G., Mr. G. W. Herdman, M.A., M.I.C.E., 

 Mr. A. M. A. Struben. A.:M.I.C.E. Queenstown : Mr. E. D. Barker. 

 Kriigersdorp : Mr. T. W. Lovvden. Louren<;o Marques : Mr. C. W. 

 Howard, B.A. Witwatersrand : Dr. G. S. Corstorphine, F.G.S., 

 Mr. A. von Dessauer, M.E., Mr. F. Flowers, F.R.A.S., F.R.G.S., 

 Mr. J. A. Foote, F.G.S., F.E.I.S., Dr. G. E. Murray, M.D.. F.R.C.S., 

 Dr. J. Moir, M.A.. D.Sc, F.C.S., Prof. J. Orr. B.Sc. A.M.I.C.E., 

 Prof. G. H. Stanley, A.R.S.M., M.I.M.M. 



The following are the members of Council, ex-officio : — Past 

 Presidents : Sir David Gill, Sir Chas. Metcalfe, Mr. T. Reunert, Mr. 

 Gardner F. Williams, Dr. J. Hyslop, H.E. Sir Walter Hely- 

 Hutchinson.'H.E. Sir Hamilton Goold- Adams. 



Past Hon. General Secretaries : Mr. W. Cullen, Dr. J. D. F. 

 Gilchrist and Mr. R. T. A. Innes. 



Past Hon. General Treasurers : Mr. Howard Pirn, Mr. W. D. 

 Morton, Dr. J. McCrae, and Dr. R. A. Lehfeldt. 



General Business. — The following recommendation to the new 

 Council, submitted by Prof. J. A. Wilkinson, was agreed to : " That 

 in future some attempts should be made by the Council to acquaint 

 members with the annual or other reports before submission for 

 approval at the Annual General Meeting." 



On the proposal of Mr. T. E. Scaife, seconded by Dr. Juritz, the 



following motion was adopted : " That a sub-section dealing with 



Irrigation be added to the proceedings at the next annual meeting." 



Votes of Thanks. — The following votes of thanks, submitted by 



^Ir. I\luirhead, were carried by acclam.ation : — 



To H.E. the President, Sir H. Goold-Adams, for ])residing 

 over the various meetings, and his hospitality together with 

 his expressed sympathy with the work of the x\ssociation, 

 which His Excellency acknowledged in a few well-chosen words. 

 To the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Town Councillors and citizens 

 of Bloemfontein ; the Director of Education ; ]\Iiss Firks, 

 Mr. G. W. Cook, and the Management of the Normal College; 

 the Principal and Senate of the Grey University College, and 

 the Grey College School ; Colonel Huleatt, R.E., Mrs. Huleatt, 

 and Officers of the Garrison at Tempe ; the Director of Agri- 

 culture, and the staffs at the Experimental Farms at Grootvlei 

 and Tweespruit ; ""the Hon. Secretaries and members of the 

 Bloemfontein Reception Committee ; the Hon. Secretary and 

 members of the Hospitality Committee ; the Hon. Secretary 

 and memebrs of the Excursions Committee ; the Hon. Secre- 

 tary and members of the Basutoland Committee ; the Hon. 

 Secretaries of the Bloemfontein Local Committee, Dr. G. Potts 

 and Mr. A. Stead, for their invaluable work in making the 

 meeting such a great success ; the Hon. .Secretaries of the 

 several Sectional Committees ; the several South African 

 Railway Administrations, and especially Mr. W. H. Barrett, 

 the Chief Traffic Manager at Bloemfontein, for his vmfailing 

 courtesy and assistance ; the Chairman and members of the 



