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The President announced the election by the Council of Mr. 

 E. Teimen, F.E.S., and the Eev. G. H. E. Fisk as honorary 

 members of the Society, in accordance with the amended rules, and 

 mentioned that — 



The Eoyal Society, finding it impossible to continue the cata- 

 loguing of all scientific literature, 4 vols, of which have already 

 appeared, had endeavoured to enlist the sympathies of other nations, 

 and requested their co-operation in the work. There had been a 

 conference in London, and Dr. Gill and E. Trimen had been 

 appointed delegates of the Cape. A circular had been received from 

 the Secretary of the Society, and the Eeport will be issued very 

 shortly. 



Dr. Mum called the attention of the members to the production 

 of Mr. Bolus's second vol. on the Cape Orchids, and also to Dr. 

 Marloth's Adaptation of Edmond's Botany to S. Africa. 



Dr. Coestoephine read his paper on the Cango Cave, and exhibited 

 a plan of the cave made by Mr. H. M. Luttman- Johnson during a 

 recent geological survey in the Oudtshoorn district. Special attention 

 was called to the fact that a large portion of the cave had only been 

 discovered during the survey, and that probably other unknown 

 chambers await discovery. 



In the discussion which followed several members called attention 

 to the interesting zoological and botanical features which a little 

 exploration would probably reveal, and it was felt that such 

 work as had already been done was only a step towards more 

 investigation. 



The following accessions to the Library were announced : 

 Anales del Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires, Tome IV., 1895. 

 Eeport of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. 



Liverpool, 1896. 

 British Association for the Advancement of Science. Toronto 



Meeting, 1897. Preliminary Programme, Toronto, 1896. 

 Memoires de l'Academie des Sciences de St. Petersburg, 8th 

 Series, Tome II., Nos. 1, 2, Tome III., No. 6, Tome IV., No. 1. 

 Proceedings of the Philosophical Society of Glasgow, 1895-96, 



Vol. XXVII. 

 Boletin Mensual del Observatorio Meteorologico Central de Mexico, 



Nov., 1896. 

 The Canadian Eecord of Science, Vol. VII., Nos. 1, 2, 3. 



Montreal, 1896. 

 The Proceedings and Transactions of the Novia Scotia Institute 

 of Science, Vol. IX., Part 1, 1896. Halifax. 



