At afublic Meeting held on Wednesdaij , the 17 th June, 1829, 

 in the Public Library, Cape Town, of which A. Oliphant, Esq. 

 His Majesty's Attorney General, ivas Chairman, it was 

 resolved, — That an Institution be established for investigating 

 the Geography, Natural History, and general Resources of 

 Soidh Africa. 



