1j8 Amalgamation of the S.A.O.U. and T.B.S. 



Dear Sir^ — 



I beg leave to notify you that at the Maritzburg 

 Congress o£ the Science Association a meeting was held in 

 the Town Hall, and the proposals regarding the formation of 

 a South African Biological and Natural History Society, 

 such as has already been communicated to you by circular, 

 were ratified by a unanimous vote of the thirty odd persons 

 present. The S.A.O.U. were represented by its President 

 (Sir Arnold Theiler), its Secretary (Mr. A. K. Haagner), 

 Mr. Kehoe, and the Rev. N. Roberts. A meeting Avas also 

 held in Durban in the Museum, with our Vice-President for 

 Natal (Mr. E. C. Chubb), in the chair, and there again the 

 scheme was heartily endorsed. Your Secretary was also 

 present at this meeting. It was decided to give the Sub- 

 Committee appointed at Pretoria — consisting of four 

 members of the Transvaal Biological Society and four of 

 the S.A.O.U., with Sir A. Theiler as Chairman — power to 

 act, subject to their recommendations being cii'cularized 

 throughout South Africa to all members of the S.A.O.U. 

 and Biological Society for final approval or otherwise. This 

 circular will follow in due course. To enable us, however, 

 to wind up the ajffiairs of the S.A.O.U., I would deem it a 

 great favour if you would be good enough to send along 

 your remittance as per account enclosed, and to let me know 

 what Journals you are short of — if any — so that your series 

 may be complete. 



It is the intention of the new Society to issue a quarterly 

 Journal of Natural History, commencing probably in January 

 next ; and to that end I would be glad to receive any papers, 

 photographs of special interest, or short notes from our 

 members on any subject of natural history — ornithology in 

 particular. We trust that our members will continue to 

 give the new Society all the support they have accorded the 

 old, and more so. It can become a strong Society wdth some 

 influence in South Africa, and there is much work for it 

 to do. 



Thanking you for the confidence placed in us, we subscribe 

 ourselves, Yours very faithfully, 



A. Theiler, President. 

 Pretoria, A. K. HaAGNER, Secret art/. 



August 12th, 1916. 



