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(September, 1905), should be asked to nominate each three others, 

 the whole number to form a Provisional Council for the purpose of 

 drafting a Constitution for the proposed Eoyal Society. 



These three Fellows of the Eoyal Society, Sir David Gill, Mr. S. S. 

 Hough, and Principal Hele-Shaw, nominated Dr. J. C. Beattie, Dr. 

 H. Bolus, Dr. E. Broom, W. Cullan, C. A. Denny, Dr. H. Hatch, 

 Dr. Gilchrist, L. Peringuey, and Dr. Theiler. 



This Provisional Council drew up a Constitution based mainly on 

 the lines of the Eoyal Society of London, and after communication 

 of the same to the objecting Societies, the latter resolved to with- 

 draw officially their objections. 



They have communicated to that effect with the Privy Council, 

 and you are now asked to ratify the action taken by the Society's 

 Council, to obtain the granting of the Charter. 



As soon as the Charter is granted, the South African Philosophical 

 Society becomes the Eoyal Society of South Africa. The Council, 

 therefore, recommends the Society to accept the Statutes now 

 presented. 



L. Peringuey, 



Hon. Secretary. 



Special Meeting of the Society. 

 September 19, 1906. 

 Dr. J. C. Beattie, President, in the Chair. 



The Statutes of the proposed Eoyal Society were approved, and 

 the steps taken by the Council of the Society endorsed. 



The following recommendations were made for the guidance of 

 the Council : — 



I. That when the Charter does come no Member of the Society 

 shall be called upon to make two payments for one period. 



II. That it be a recommendation to the Provisional Council (a) to 

 omit from line 6 in p. 14 the words " at another meeting," and 

 insert the words " by the Society " ; (&) to alter the words after 

 ".shall" in line 7, p. 14, to read '* submit to the next Anniversary 

 Meeting of the Society the question whether," &c. 



Ordinary Monthly Meeting. 



Wednesday, September 19, 1906. 



J. B. Pole Evans, B.A., B.Sc, of Pretoria, was nominated as an 

 Ordinary Member by H. H. W. Pearson and J. C. Beattie, and 



