XXVI I'KOCEKDIXCS OF ANXL'AL MEI-:TIX(^. 



( 1 1 ) To the local Press for its kindly references to 

 the visit of the Association, and for giving pnblicity to the 

 proceedings of the Session. 



(2) On the motion of Rev. Dr. Flint, it was further re- 

 solved that a hearty vote of thanks be accorded to the retiring 

 President and the Secretaries of the Association, and to the 

 various Sectional Presidents and Secretaries for all their efforts 

 to mal<c the Annua] Session a success. 



RKPr)R'r 01- THE COUNCIL FOR THE YEAR EXDED 

 30Tri Jl'Xk. 1916. 



1. ( )P.ITUARY : Dtu-ing the \ear two more Members of the 

 Association, 't'/r.. Lieut. -Col. C. A. Madge and Mr. M. \^'. Luirs. 

 both of Johannesburg, have given their lives on the battlefield. 

 Your Council has also had to nioiu-n the decease of Mr. H. 

 Kvnaston (President of Section B), Dr. W. Bourke, Mr. J. D. 

 D". Mackay, Mr. J. M. Wood, the Right Rev. Bishop W. M. 

 Cameron (Coadjutor Bisho]) of Capetown). Dr. C. i\[cGowan 

 Kitching. and the Rev. Prof. T. Walker (formerly A-'ice-Chan- 

 cellor of the University of the Cape of Good Hope). 



2. Membership: Notwithstanding the adverse conditions 

 arising out of the continuance of the Great War, and the unusu- 

 ally heavy death-roll specified above, your Council is pleased to 

 report that the membersliip as on ist July, 1916. exceeds by 2)7 

 that on the corresponding date of last year. During the twelve 

 months 96 new members were enrolled, and 9 have died, while 50 

 either resigned or have been removed from the roll owing 

 to non-payment of subscription, orliecause they have gone away 

 and their present address is unkno\vn. In the list pul^lislied on 

 the Tst July, only those new Members have been included who 

 have paid their first year's subscription. 



The following is a comparative table of the number of 

 Members on the Association's Roll on the two dates, showing the 

 distribution amongst the various Provinces : — 



1915. 191O. 



Cape i'rovince 212 202 



Transvaal 216 236 



Orange b'roe State 35 3^1 



Natal 23 51 



Rhodesia 20 20 



Basutoland 3 1 



Mozaml)i(|ue 19 17 



Swaziland T i 



South-West .Virica I 'rotcctorate 2 2 



.Abroad J 5 17 



Unknown r 1 



547 5''^4 



