xvi Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 



EEPOET OF THE SECEETAEY FOE THE YEAE 1904-1905. 



Eight ordinary meetings and one general meeting have been held 

 during the year. 



Eighteen papers have been read, and they have either been printed 

 or are in the printer's hands, viz. : — 



A. W. Eogers, " The Glacial Conglomerate in the Table Mountain 

 Series near Clanwilliam. 



H. H. W. Pearson, " South African Verbenaceae." 



T. Muir, " Further Note on Factorisable Continuants." 



P. Cameron, " Description of new South African Hymenoptera." 



E. H. L. Schwarz, " The Eocks of Tristan d'Acunha and their 

 bearing on the Question of the Permanence of Ocean Basins." 



E. Broom, "The Structure and Affinities of the Enthodion 

 Eeptiles." 



A. L. du Toit, " The forming of the Drakensberg." 



J. E. Sutton, " Some Eesults of Observations made with a Black 

 Bulb Thermometer." 



E. Marloth, "Eesults of further Experiments on Table Mountain 

 for ascertaining the amount of Moisture deposited from the South- 

 East Clouds. 



C. F. Juritz, " Some Notes regarding South African Pharmacology." 



J. P. Johnson, " On the Discovery of a Large Number of Imple- 

 ments of Palaeolithic type at Vereeniging, Transvaal." 



H. Bolus, " Contributions to the African Flora." 



T. Muir, "Notes on Semicirculants." 



E. Marloth, " Farther Observations on Mimicry among Plants." 



J. E. Sutton, " On the Variation of the Hourly Meteorological 

 Normals at Kimberley during the Passage of a Barometric Depression." 



A. W. Eogers, " The Volcanic Fissure under Zuurberg." 



W. L. Sclater, " On the Eemains of van Plettenberg's Boundary 

 Stone from Colesberg." 



E. Broom, " On Hortalotarsus." 



The Society has issued during the year (June to June) part 1 

 of vol. XIII. ; parts 1, 2, 3, 4 of vol. XV. and part 1 of vol XVI., 

 or 600 pp. and 18 plates. Part 5, which completes vol. XV., is 

 expected here towards the middle of August. 



Ten members resigned during the year ; 2 died, 10 have been 



removed from the list for arrears in their subscription, 29 



have been elected. The Society numbers now 229 ordinary and 



3 honorary members. The sale of publications for the year 



amounts to £80 lis. 



L. Peringuey, Hon. Secretary. 



