Minutes of Proceedings. xix 



Annual General Meeting. 



August 9, 1906. 



Dr. J. C. Beattie in the Chair. 



The Secretary and the Treasurer read their Eeports for the 

 year 1905-1906. 



Report op Secretary. 



Nine Ordinary Meetings and one General Meeting have been held 

 during the year. 



A lecture on the Zimbabwe Ruins was delivered by Mr. R. N. 

 Hall, under the auspices of the Society. 



Papers have been read : — 



J. C. Beattie and J. Lyle, on "Atmospheric Electricity." 



J. R. Sutton, on " The Climate of East London." 



E. Hutchins, on "The Cyclical Year, 1905, and the Coming 

 Season." 



A. L. du Toit, " Underground Water in South-Eastern Bechuana- 

 land." 



Thos. Muir, " A set of Linear Equations connected with Homo- 

 focal Surfaces." 



G. H. H. Fincham, on " The Nature of the Effect of the Sun-spot 

 Frequency on the Variation of the Magnetic Elements of the Cape 

 of Good Hope." 



L. Peringuey, on " The Round Perforated Stones (Tikoe) alleged 

 to have been made by Bushmen for the purpose of giving weight 

 to the ' Kibi,' or Digging Stick." 



L. Peringuey, on " Rock Engravings of Animals, &c, the Work 

 of South African Aboriginals, and their relation to similar ones 

 found in Northern Africa." 



R. Marloth, " Observations on the Functions of the Ethereal 

 Oils of Zerophytic Plants." 



R. Berg, " Opisthobranchiata " of South Africa. 



R. Broom, on "The Early Development of the Appendicular 

 Skeleton of the Ostrich, wtih remarks on the Origin of Birds." 



R. Broom, " Note on the Lacertilian Shoulder Girdle." 



R. Broom, on " Some Little-known Bones in the Mammalian 

 Skull." 



R. Broom, on " A New Cynodont Reptile from the Molteno Beds 

 of Aliwal North." 



R. Broom, " On a New Rhynchocephalian Reptile from the Upper 

 Beaufort Beds of South Africa." 



