it Minutes of Proceedings, 



Ordinary Monthly Meeting. 



Tuesday, September 28, 1886, 



Mr. p. F. Ruthertoord, in thb Chatr. 



Mr. Advocate Innes and Mr. T. J. Anderson were duly electe(i' 

 Ordinary members of the Society. 



Dr. Gill reported the discovery, by Mr. Finlay, of a Comet on. 

 Sunday, Sept. 26, 1886. 



Mr. Peringuey reported an important discovery he had made- 

 regarding the habits of the Phylloxera Vastatrix. He had found that 

 when the weather became cold the falss female assumed a leaden hue^ 

 and became motionless, but revived on being subjected to a high 

 temperature, but did not lay. This was very important considering. 

 the difficulty that had been experienced in obtaining a sufficient supply 

 of Bisulphide of Carbon, inasmuch as it shewed that there could have- 

 been no spread of the disease during the winter months. He had now 

 a sufficient quantity of Bisulphide of Carbon to commence the spring: 

 campaign. 



Mr. A. Gr, Howard then read a paper on " The Value of Cape Point 

 as a Warning Station for Meteorological Changes." 



Dr. Gill, Dr. Marloth, and the Rev. G. H. R. Fisk made some 

 remarks on the subject, and the meeting closed with the usual votes 

 of thankf. 



Ordinary Monthly Meeting, 



Wednesday, October 27, 1886. 



Mr. H. Bolus, F.L.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr, Advocate Leonard, Q.C., Mr. Advocate P. Molteno, Mr. L.- 

 Michell, and Capt. Hewat were duly elected ordinary members of the 

 Society. 



The Secretary read Mr. McNellan's paper on "Van Wyk*s Vlei 

 Reservoir." 



The Rev. G. Stegmann asked whether there was likely to be any 

 danger of the dam silting up. He strongly advocated the making 

 of similar works in the district of Oudtshoorn. 



Mr. Merriman was glad to believe the reservoir was a complete 

 success. It had been made at comparatively little cost, holding- 



