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OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC 



INSTITUTION. 



Read llth July 1835. 



In detailing to its Members how far, during the past year, the 

 South African Literary and Scientific Institution has been able 

 to fulfil its purposes, the Council begs leave to submit to this 

 Meeting the following statements : 



1. As to the condition and resources of the Institution : the 

 number of Members at present composing it, amounts to sixty- 

 n'ne in the colony, and five absent. 



The Subscribers not Members amount to eight. 

 The Income received amounts to £ 175 : : 7^, and the Ex- 

 penditure to £ 141 : 14 : 6, leaving a cash balance of £33 : 6 : 14-, 

 and an outstanding claim for sums due to the Institution of 

 £36:0:0. 



The Council has endeavoured conformably to the recommenda- 

 tion of last year, to avoid all outlay beyond what was indispens- 

 able for the creditable support of the Institution ; and therefore 

 no additions have been made by purchase to the articles in the 

 Museum. Many valuable donations have, however, been re- 

 ceived, as will be noticed in the Appendix ; and an arrangement 

 has been made with Mr. Verreaux, by which be is entitled to 

 receive the proceeds of exhibiting the Museum, and remunerates 

 the Institution liberally for this privilege, by a continuous 

 addition to its specimens amounting in value to Rds. 300 per 

 atmura. 



Mr. Verreaux ha?, in conformity with this agreement, and 

 the arrangement noticed in the report of last year, been chiefly 

 employed on behalf of the Institution, in pre])arii)g those skins 

 of birds which already belonged to it. Of these, there have 

 been distributed in the cases to the amount of 103 individuals, 

 consisting generally of important and splendid species. The 

 augmentation made in the whole during the year, to the Museum, 

 in regard to the animals exhibited in it, may be estimated at 

 £150, and Mr. Verkeaitx is still under obligation to make 

 considerable additions to this result. 



In consequence of the Secretary, Rev. Dr. Adamson, being- 

 employed in giving gratuituos lectures on Science in the South 

 African College, the Council has granted to liim the privilege 

 of using such articles belonging (o the Institution as he mny 

 require for that purpose. 



