PROCEEDINGS OF ANNUAL MEETING. XXV 



The names of such " intermitted " members shall not be published, 

 but supplied from time to time to the General Treasurer. 



After discussion, an amendment was i)roposed by Prof. J. 

 T. Morrison to the effect that, in Heu of amending the Constitu- 

 tion, the Council should be authorized at discretion, in individual 

 cases in which such a course was shewn to be justified, to suspend 

 the operation of the clause in Rule IV. {b) relating to payment of 

 the annual subscription. The amendment was put to the vote 

 and declared carried, and was then passed as a substantive 

 motion. 



(2) Change of Headquarters.— \[v. Burtt-Davy moved: — 



That "Johannesburg" be substituted for "Capetown" in Rule VIIl 

 of the Constitution. 



The motion was seconded by Mr. H. E. Wood, the main 

 aigimient advanced being the preponderance in membership of 

 the Witwtatersrand centre, which entitled it to 12 Council Mem- 

 bers as against five members for the Cape Peninsula, and the 

 unreasonableness of the position that the latter could overrule 

 the views of the former. 



After some discussion, during which it was pointed otit that 

 in any matter of importance brought forward by Witwatersrand 

 or any other centre, the views of the entire Cotincil, which 

 consisted of 45 Members, would be obtained; and further, that 

 the mover had given no details as to how it was proposed to 

 meet the practical difficulties resulting from the change of the 

 Headqtiarters, such as the performance of the Assistant Secre- 

 tary's duties, the editing (^f the Journal, and the removal of 

 the Association's Library, the motion was put to the vote and 

 declared lost, there being 1 1 votes in its favour and ,^7 against 

 it. 



Affiliation of Kindred Societies. — Prof. L. Crawford de- 

 tailed the action taken by the Council dtu-ing the past year 

 in framing draft Rules in connection with the affiliation of Scien- 

 tific and kindred Societies, and submitting these Rtiles for com- 

 ment to the Natal Society for the Advancement of Science and 

 Art, which was the only Society which at jjresent sought affilia- 

 tion. It was then moved by him, seconded by Prof. W. N. Rose- 

 veare, and carried without opposition, that the Association should 

 adopt the following Rules, which should be printed with th.e 

 Constitution as Bye-Laws : — • 



Philosophical and Scientific .Societies, and other Associations of a 

 kindred character may, on application to, and with the approval of the 

 Council, affiliate with the S.A. Associnlion fur flie Advancement of 

 Science on the following- conditions : — 



1. That as a Society can only be affiliated on the approval of the 

 Council!, no minimum of Membership of such Society need be specified. 



2. That each such Society shall pay the .Association a minimum fee 

 of £5 for a strength of 50 members or less, and a further £1 for each addi- 

 tional 10 or portion of 10 members. 



3. That such Society shall be entitled to one copy of the South 

 African Journal of Science for each £r paid to the Association. 



