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XV. — Proceedings of the Union. 

 Account of Annual General Meeting, 

 The Annual General Meeting of the S. A, 0. [J. was held 

 in the house of the Hon. Secretary, in the Transvaal Zoolo- 

 gical Gardens, on 7th June, 1913, at 8.30 p.m. There was a 

 poor attendance. 



Mr. B. C. R. Langford was voted to the Chair. 



The Secretaky stated that the meeting called in May- 

 was so poorly attended that it was decided to postpone it, 

 and it was then suggested if it was called in the CA^ening 

 there would probably be a better attendance. 



The minutes of the last Annual Meeting were then read 

 and passed. 



The Secretary and Treasurer then read his report 

 and statement of accounts, which were adopted. 



Alteration to Rules : The rule for Associate Membership 

 was amended from being open only to school-teachers, to 

 anybody interested in ornithology, but that " such Associate 

 Members shall have no say in the affairs of the Society nor 

 be eligible to serve on the Council or as officers." Rule 10: 

 Mr. Haagner proposed that this should be amended to read 

 two Editors instead of three, the latter number being too 

 many. This was seconded by Mr. F. E. 0. Mors, of Brits, 

 and carried. 



Office bearers : these were elected as follows : — 



President Dr. L. Peringuey, Director S. A. Museum, Cape 



Town. 



f Dr. A. Theileb, C.M.G., for Transvaal. 



I C. McG. Johnston, for Free State. 

 Vice-Presidents • • • -^ g. C. Chubb, for Natal. 



'^C. F. M. SwYNNERTON, C.M.B.O.U., for Rhodesia. 



f Mr. Langford remains by virtue of Rule 10, 

 I the other two retiring. Mr. Haagner was 

 Editors of Journal. ,-{ unanimously re-elected on the proposal of 

 j Mr. Mors, seconded by Mr. E. M. Skea, of 

 t. Johannesburg. 



Mr. A. K. Haagner was once more re-elected 



Hon. Sec. and 



iiUr. A. IV. iiAAGNER was once more re-eieciea 

 to fill this office, on the proposal of Mr. Lanu- 

 ,11 AT K 1. 



FORD, seconded bv 3Ir. A, Kobkuts. 



