XXIV PROCEEDINGS OF ANNUAL MEETING. 



of asking the Union Government to apply to the Imperial Government 

 for the collections of applied art belonging to the 1 Victoria and Albert 

 Museum, which at present are circulated for varying periods on loan 

 among the provincial museums of the United Kingdom, and which 

 might be similarly circulated amongst the museums of the Colonies. 



Votes of Thanks. 



Votes of Thanks. — On the motion of Dr. J. Lunt, it was carried 

 with acclamation that the thanks of the Association be accorded to 

 the following : — 



(1) His Worship the Mayor and Town Council of Durban for their 

 cordial welcome to the Association, for the evening reception and for 

 the general facilities afforded to the members. 



(2) The members of the Local Committee and the Reception Com- 

 mittee for their excellent arrangements for the meeting and for their 

 untiring efforts on behalf of every visiting member of the Association. 



(3) The Finance Committee for raising the necessary funds and 

 to the various donors for their liberal contributions. 



(4) The Hospitality Committee. 



(5) The Transport, Excursions and Entertainments Committee fox- 

 making arrangements for members to visit places of interest, and also 

 the management of the following factories and firms for granting 

 facilities for viewing their works: — 



The Lion Match Factory. 



Natal Estates, Mount Edgecombe. 



Lever Bros. 



Sir J. L. Hulett & Sons. 



Natal By-Products Co. 



(6) The Ladies' Committee and their friends for their kind hos- 

 pitality in providing tea. 



(7) The Council of the Technical College for granting the u?e 

 of the College building, and also the governing bodies of the following 

 institutions for the privileges allowed to members of the Association ■ — 



The Durban Club, Durban Turf Club, Durban Golf Club, Durban 

 Borough Lawn Tennis Club, Royal Natal Yacht Club, Durban 

 Bowling Club, Durban Rowing Club, Berea Lawn Tennis Club. 



(8) The Press for their efforts in bringing the work of the Associa- 

 tion prominently before the public. 



(9) Dr. P. A. van der Bijl, Secretary of the Local Committee and 

 the Reception Committee, for his efforts in the preparation for and 

 throughout the visit of the Association. 



On the motion of Prof. Orr it was unanimously agreed that the 

 sincere thanks of the Association be accorded to the donors of funds 

 to defray the cost of printing the Proceedings of the Session. 



In proposing a very hearty vote of thanks to the President, Dr. 

 S. G. Campbell referred to the masterly fashion and charming manner 

 in which the various meetings had been conducted by Dr. Duerden, 

 to which to a large extent was to be attributed the success of the 

 session. 



The President suitably replied, thanking Dr. Campbell on behalf 

 of himself and all members of the Association. 



REPORT OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE YEAR ENDED 



30th June, 1921. 



1. Obituary : Your Council has to report, with great regret, the 

 deaths of the following members: — Mr. Frank Flowers, who was a 

 Foundation Member and a Life Member of the Association; Mr. H. 

 Gibson, Mr. J. M. Hutcheon, Mr. G. R. Perrins, and Mr. A. J. C. 

 Molyneux (a former Vice-President). 



2. Membership : Since the last report 43 new members have 

 joined the Association ; five have died ; 33 have resigned ; and 96 have 



