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ANNUAL ADDRESS TO THE MEMBERS 
OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, 
On JULY 31, 1895, 
By THE PRESIDENT, R. MARLOTH, PH.D., M.A. 
Tur PRoGRESS oF NATURAL SCIENCE IN RELATION TO SouTH 
AFRICA DURING THE LAST TEN . YEARS. 
It has been customary for the President who had the honour of re- 
election for a second year conferred upon him, to review the work of 
the Society during the two years of his presidency. With your per- 
mission, ladies and gentlemen, I shall take the liberty of deviating from 
this rule in order to treat a larger and more comprehensive subject. 
Before doing so, however, I should like to mention a few events of this 
period which I cannot pass over in silence. 
It had long been felt that the place where we held our meetings was 
unsuitable for the purpose ; but it was not possible to find a more con- 
genial locality until the present spacious hall was offered to us. The 
removal into these new quarters is a great improvement, not only 
because they are more comfortable and convenient, but also on account 
of the opportunity it gave us of putting our library in order. 
There are many important works and publications in our possession 
which do not exist in the South African Public Library ; but they were 
inaccessible to the student, being stowed away in cases for want of 
proper accommodation. Two new book-cases have been added, and 
our treasures arranged in them. im: a 
Among the gifts that our library has. received is one of especial 
value : a complete set of photographs of the South African Ethnological 
and Zoological Exhibition, arranged by Dr. Holub at Vienna and 
Prague. | 
Among the papers read at our meetings is one which introduced a 
subject hitherto not included in the scope of our work, viz., music. 
The manner in which Herr Eberlein treated his subject, ‘ Voice Produc- 
tion on Scientific Principles,’ will make the paper an ornament to the 
volume of our Transactions at present in course of publication. Members 
will be pleased to learn that, together with the volume which is to con- 
tain the Proceedings of the Society and the papers read during the last 
