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do not occur with the passage of ordinary spots, but with the out- 

 burst of sudden eruptions at any part of the sun's disc. 



Dr. Gill thought that, as a rule, there would generally be a suf- 

 ficient number of spots on the sun to account for the coincidences 

 observed by Mr. Howard. A decided connection between the recur- 

 rence of cyclones in the Indian Ocean and the frequency of solar 

 spots had been proved by Mr. Meldrum, Director of the Mauritius 

 Observatory. 



Mr. Gamble said that it has been frequently pointed out that South 

 Africa is peculiarly situated for detecting laws of meteorology, and 

 that it was not fair to assume that because in one part of the world 

 drought or floods were found to be associated with frequency of sun- 

 spots such should also be the case everywhere. 



Mr. Finlay thought that the next step in Mr. Howard's investiga- 

 tion should be the endeavour to establish similar coincidences at other 

 places similarly situated with regard to a permanent high pressure 

 area. 



The thanks of the Society were voted to Mr. Howard for his paper. 



Annual General Meeting. 



AVedxesday, July 28, 1886. 



Prof. MacOwax, B.A., F.L.S., President, in tile Chair. 



The Secretary's and Treasurer's reports for the past year were read 

 and adopted. 



Tlie meeting then proceeded to the election of President and Council 

 for the ensuing year, the Hon. C. A. Smith and Mr. Finlay being 

 elected scrutineers of the ballot. 



The President then delivered the annual address, the subject being 

 " Personalia respecting Botanical Collectors at the Cape." 



At the close of the address the result of the ballot was declared as 

 follows : — 



Fi-e^ident—\h!. H. Bolus, F.L.S. 

 Memher!^ of Council, — Mr. J. H. M. Beck, M.D. 

 Mr. A. A. Bodkin, M.A. 

 Mr. W. H. Finlay, M.A., F.E.A.S. 

 Mr. D. GiU, LL.D., F.E.S., F.E.A.S. 

 Prof. Guthrie, LL.B. 

 Prof. MacOwan, B.A., F.L.S. 

 Hon. J. X. Merriman, M.L.A. 

 Mr. L. Peringuey, M. Ent. Soc, London. 

 Hon. C. A. Smith, M.A. 

 ]\rr. E. Trimen, F.E.S., F.L.S., F.Z.S. 



A vote of thanks to the President for his address was proposed by 

 Sir J. H. de Yilliers, seconded by the Hon. J. X. Merriman, and 

 carried unanimously. 



