628 REPORT—1905. 
We further trust when the time comes for you to return to your homes, from 
whence, no doubt, your every movement is closely watched with the greatest 
interest, you will be able to say that a great and permanent step has been taken 
in the matter of drawing together the bonds of brotherhood of science, as well as 
the promotion of a better feeling between His Majesty’s subjects in the Colonies 
and Great Britain to follow. 
We therefore wish you a prosperous journey and a safe return home, loaded 
with fresh problems to be solved, so as to add on to make life more worth 
living for. 
We are, Gentlemen, 
Yours very faithfully, 
J. L. van Kerrpey, President. 
D. L. Boru, Vice-President. 
G. E. BELLEVILLESTERN, Secretary. 
O. J. VoRTHINGEN. 
P. C. Snyman. 
J. D. L. Borwa, 
F, A. Jacoss, 
G. Rasiz. 
feply. 
To THE PRESIDENT OF THE Marico AGRICULTURAL Society, ZEERUST, 
TRANSVAAL, SourTH AFRICA. 
Burlington House, London, W. 
November 30, 1905. 
Srr,—On behalf of the Council and members of the British Association, I 
heg leave to give a formal acknowledgment of the receipt of the Address of 
‘Welcome handed by you to the members of the Association who visited Zeerust. 
It was very gratifying to the whole British Association that the reception accorded 
to those of our number who passed through the important agricultural centre of 
Zeerust should have been so cordial. 
In every part of South Africa we were met with demonstrations of friendship 
which never can be effaced from our memory. The relationship of science to the 
industries pursued in the larger towns is somewhat more obvious, although not 
more real, than its bearing on agriculture. The cities of South Africa vied with 
one another in a generous rivalry as to which should accord to us the most 
magnificent welcome. lt was a far more difficult task for a scattered agricultural 
population to prove to us its kindly feeling; but you, Sir, by the hospitality 
shown to our members have overcome this difficulty, and I venture to assure you 
that we regard the Address presented to us as amongst the most interesting of the 
records of our journey in South Africa, 
I beg leave to remain, Sir, 
Yours faithfully, 
G. H. Darwin, 
President of the British Association 
for the Advancement of Science. 
