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12. To study the influence of South African conditions on the 

 structure and physiology of the plants of the country and in 

 particular the causes which give rise to non-parasitic diseases. 



13. To compare and correlate our flora and its associated 

 animal and plant diseases with those existing in other parts of 

 the world under somewhat similar telluric and climatic 

 conditions. 



14. To devote more attention to the soil and its micro-organisms. 



The meeting unanimously agreed that the best means of 

 carrying out such a survey and of securing proper organisation, 

 co-ordination and co-operation between Government Departments 

 concerned and voluntary workers are : 



I. That the Survey should fall under the direction of the 

 Chief Botanist of the Union, assisted by a small Advisory Com- 

 mittee, consisting of not more than five members and of 

 representatives of Government Departments interested. 



II. That the country should be split up into a convenient 

 number of botanical areas, each of which should be controlled 

 by a botanist for that region, and who should be responsible to 

 tlie Director, voluntary workers in each area being responsible 

 to the botanist in charge. 



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Officers as well as by voluntary workers, provided they are not 

 put to any pecuniary loss, and that rail warrants for travelling 

 and expenses in connection therewith be furnished and paid by 

 the Director of the Survey from funds provided for the purpose. 



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IY. That the seat of the Central Herbarium with all its 

 necessary types and records should be established at Headquarters 

 under the direct supervision of the Director of the Survey, and 

 that regional Herbaria should be kept in the different botani 

 areas under the Botanist in Charge. 



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V. That provision be made for the necessary qualified 

 assistants at the Central Herbarium to deal with the plants and 

 records submitted from the regional herbaria. 



VI. That the necessary arrangements be made with the 

 Director at Eew — where for some years a Botanical Survey of 

 the Empire has been in progress — whereby the services of a 

 qualified assistant could be wholly devoted to the critical 

 examination of plants submitted. 



YII. That the objects and furtherance of the Survey can be 

 obtained only by the preparation and publication of regional 

 floras, local floras, check-lists and all other subject matter of 

 interest. 



YILI. That these should be issued when considered advisable 

 as Government publications under the direction of the Director 

 of the Survey as Ci Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South 

 Africa. " 



IX. That the existing TTniversitv Colleges and Museums 

 should be made use of for the study of the Morphological- 



