REPORT OF CUl'NClL. XXIX 



806 pages ; in other words, it is the largest Annual Volume which 

 has yet been pulilished by the Association, notwithstanding tbe 

 fact that no less than 19 of the papers submitted at the Pretoria 

 Session were printed in it by title only. Three papers were 

 printed in brief abstract, one virtually in full, and 65 in extenso. 



4. Report of the Maritzp,ukg Meetin(.. 1916: The war 

 conditions already referred to have delayed publication of the 

 current Volume to the same extent as in the case of its immediate 

 predecessor; the monthly issues are in consequence some three 

 months in arrear. 



5. Costs of Publications: The unusually large number of 

 papers submitted at the Pretoria Session in 191 5 and at the 

 Alaritzburg Session in 1916 caused a considerable increase in the 

 bulk of the Association's volumes containing the Transactions at 

 these Sessions. This fact, coupled with the need for printing a 

 larger issue to meet the large increase in the Association's mem- 

 bership roll, and the increased cost of printing consequent u})on 

 war conditions, would have seriously straitened the Association 

 in respect of its finances had it not been for the generosity of 

 a mnnber of Johannesburg mining houses and Capetown finns, 

 which contributed a total of £195 is. towards the Association's 

 publication expenses. A further amount of £50 has been con- 

 tributed by the Witwatersrand Council of Education. 



6. South Africa Medal and Grant, 191 7: The South 

 Africa Medal Committee, comprising Prof. L. Crawford (Chair- 

 man), Mr. J. Burtt-Davy, Prof. J- K. Duerden. Mr. R. T. A. 

 Innes, Dr. C. F. Juritz, Prof. R. A. Lehfeldt, Sir Thomas Muir, 

 Kt.. Prof. J. Orr, Prof. E. H. L. Schwarz, Sir Arnold Theiler, 

 K.C.M.G., Prof. E. Warren, and Miss Wilman, recommended 

 Prof. J. D. F. Gilchrist, M.A., D.Sc, Ph.D.. F.L.S.. F.R.S.S.Af., 

 C.M.Z.S., Professor of Zoology at the South African College, 

 Capetown, for the tenth award of the South Africa Medal, to- 

 gether with the Grant of £50, which has invariably been presented 

 along with the Medal. This reconnnendatii^n has been confirmed 

 by Council. 



7. GooLD- Adams Medals, 1917. — The seventh series of 

 awards of the Goold-Adams Medals was made in connection with 

 the Matriculation and Senior Certificate Examinations of the 

 University of the Cape of Good Hope held last December. The 

 names of the recipients are as follows : — 



Mathematics: Geofifrey William Smart, St. John's College, 

 Johannesburg. 



Physics : Edward X^'ictor Kidger Tucker. South African 

 College High School. Capetown; Johannes du Plessis 

 Scholtz. Public School, Somerset West. 



Chemistry: Llewellyn Spracklen, South African College 

 High School, Cajjetown- 



Phvsical Science: Johann Christian Vogel, High School, 

 Durban. 



Botany: Mildred Balmforth. Good Hoi>e Seminary, Cape- 

 town. 



