Ixxxviii KEPORT OF THE COUNCIL. 



the Association to approach the Cape Government with a view to urging 

 on them the great advantages which would accrue to Science and to South 

 Africa if the Government would further support and assist the Survey 

 which has already been partly made by Professor Beattie and Professor 

 Morrison, and for the continuation of which a Special Committee of the 

 Association is being appointed to co-operate with these gentlemen. 



§. A grant of 300^. from the Special South Africa Fund has been 

 made by the Council to Sir David Gill, for the purpose of completing 

 the connection between the Rhodesian and Transvaal triangulations along 

 the thirtieth meridian of East longitude. 



From Section H. 



(i) That it is desirable that the Governments of the South African 

 Colonies be urged to take all necessary steps to collect, record, and pre- 

 serve the knowledge and observations of men, such as missionaries, 

 administrators, and others, who were living in intimate relations with 

 the native tribes before the advance of civilisation began to obscure and 

 even obliterate all true traditions, customs, and habits of the South 

 African peoples ; such steps to be taken without delay, especially in view 

 of the old age and growing infirmities of most of the men refei-red to, 

 and of the danger that with their deaths the knowledge which, if care- 

 fully recorded and preserved, would form a most valuable contribution 

 towards the history of the aboriginal population, would be irrecoverably 

 lost; and that the Council be recommended to communicate with the 

 South African Association and suggest the appointment of a Committee 

 to deal with the matter. 



(ii) That, owing to the use by different writers and Government 

 authorities of various names for the same groups of South African 

 natives, much confusion and difficulty have arisen in anthropological and 

 historical literature ; that it is consequently desirable that Government 

 authorities and others should confer as to the proper nomenclature of 

 such groups (clans, tribes, and nations), with a view to ascertaining their 

 inter-relationships, and to suggesting the most appropriate name for each 

 group, and the best method of spelling that name phonetically ; and that 

 the Council be recommended to communicate with the South African 

 Association and take such other steps as may conduce to this object. 



(iii) That the Committee are of opinion that it would conduce to the 

 greater efficiency of officers who have to administer native affairs, and 

 contribute to the advancement of anthropological science, as well as 

 prove of considerable advantage to the well-being of the natives them- 

 selves, if opportunity could be given to such officers before or after their 

 appointment to study comparative ethnology for at least two terms in 

 one of the Universities of the United Kingdom which presents facilities 

 for the study ; and that in the case of junior officers already on active 

 service such a course of study would facilitate their comprehension of 

 native institutions and ideas, and help to render their services more 

 efficient ; and the Committee recommends the Council to take steps for 

 the purpose of bringing this matter before the proper authorities. 



IV, In view of the tentative proposals for Annual Meetings of the 

 Association to be held at Colombo and Winnipeg, the Council discussed 



