REPORT ON THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOUTH 

 AFRICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY 



DURTNG THE YeAR EnDING 1887, JULY 31. 



1. Since the last Annual General Meeting eleven Ordinary Meetings 

 have been held. The average number of members present has been 

 fourteen, and of visitors eight, making an average total attendance of 

 twenty -two. 



2. At the Ordinary Meetings fourteen papers have been read in the 

 subjects Geology, Zoology, Botany, Engineering, Astronomy, Geodesy 

 and Meteorology. Notes and shorter communications on a variety of 

 subjects have also been brought before the Society ; brief accounts of 

 these will be found in the Notes of Proceedings. 



3. Thirty -two presents of books have been received during the 

 year ; Fifty-eight copies of the Transactions of the Society have been 

 distributed to learned Societies in Europe, America and Australia. 



4. During the year nine Ordinary Members have been elected, and 

 eight have resigned. The total number of Ordinary Members is 

 sixty -eight, and of Corresponding Members twenty three. 



o. Volume IV. of the Society's Transactions is ready for press, and 

 rthe printing of it will be commenced in a short time. 



W. H. FINLAY, 



General Secretary. 



