(14: FAiihth Annual General }Ji'eling. 



\\\. — Account of till' K'lglitli Anintal (icncral Meeting. 

 TiiK Eiolitb Annual General Mectino- of the S. A. 0. U. 



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Mas held in the Board Room oE the Transvaal Museum on 

 25th November, 1911, at 3.45 p.m. 



Dr. J. W. B. Gunning, President, in the diair. There 

 were also present : Ivan Ayres, M, L. Gunnin<r, ]j. G. R. 

 Langford, F. 0. Noome, Austin Roberts, and Dr. Theiler, of 

 Pretoria ; J. P. Murray, of Basutolaud ; E. M. Skea, of 

 Johannesburg ; F. E. 0. MJirs, of Brits ; and the Hon. 

 Secretary. 



The President welcomed the Menilicrs jn-csent, and gave a 

 short rt'sumS of the work done in IS. A. Ornithology during 

 the past year. He also touched upon the losses sustained 

 ])V the Union through deaths, and asked those present to 

 rise from their seats as a mark of resjx'ct to the dejjai-ted 

 i\leiid)ers : Messrs. E. H. U. Di'ajier, of Johannesburg ; Di". J. 

 B. Greathead, of Norvals Pont : Alfred JMillar, of Durban ; 

 and ('ajitain G. E. Shelley, of London. 



Alter the minutes of the Seventh Annual General Meeting, 

 h(dd in Gape Town, were read and conlirmed. the subjeet of 

 AV.ill-piclures of some important S. A. Bii-ds for S. A. 

 Schools was discussed, and the (*liaii-man explained the 

 cause of the delay in the matter. 



The Chairman also announced that on the subject of lli(» 

 Protection of Birds we had got a step further, inasmncli that 

 a circular liad been issued to all Municipalities in the Tians- 

 vaal, re(|U(^^ting that a bye-law be added p<resei'viiig birds 

 from iiidi<ciMminate capture and slaughter by the schoolboy 

 and <)tli(M's. 



The matter of a new ('onnniltee foi- I\Iigfalion was left in 

 the liaiiil- of the ConncMl. The Secretary's and Ti-easiu'er's 

 reports were duly read and passed. These will be found 

 printed at ihe end of this aecouni. 



in connection with the rcpoi-t. Dr. (JiNKlNCJ slated thai all 

 Korhaan ami Paauw had be(Mi declared Royal Game for tho 

 next five years, also that it had l)een rei)ort(Ml that the crops 

 of these birds contained ItO per cent, of insects. 



