xvi Proceedings of the South African Philosophical Society. 



The retiring President read his annual address on ''Phonation 

 in Insects." 



A cordial vote of thanks was accorded Mr. Peringuey for his 

 address. 



The meeting then formed itself into an Ordinary Monthly 

 Meeting. 



Sir David Gill, on taking the President's chair, expressed his 

 thanks for the honour the Society had paid him, and stated that 

 he would endeavour in every way to forward the interests of the 

 Society, and continue the work which Mr. Peringuey had so effi- 

 ciently performed during his tenure of office. 



The following gentlemen were nominated for election at the next 

 meeting : Professor C. E. Lewis, South African College, by Drs. 

 J. C. Beattie and G. S. Corstorphine. John Averill Alston, 

 Esq., M.E.C.S., L.E.C.P., by Drs. E. Barnard Fuller and G. S. 

 Corstorphine. 



The following gentlemen were elected ordinary members : 

 His Excellency Sir Walter Hely- Hutchinson, G.C.M.G. ; 

 Messrs. D. Baxter, M.A. ; Louis E. Benjamin, B.A., LL.B., 

 Cape Town ; Alan Grant Dalton ; E. Colson, Pretoria ; K. 

 Eriksen, Cape Town ; the Hon. T. L. Graham ; Professor W. S. 

 LoGEMAN ; and Mr. T. Eeunert. 



Notice of motion of the following additional rule was given by 

 Messrs. Sclater and Corstorphine : — 



*' That the Council be empowered to remove from the roll the 

 names of such members as are two or more years in arrear with 

 their subscription." 



Mr. Sclater showed two drawings and read an account of the 

 new African mammal, the Oohapi. 



The President, Sir David Gill, supported the following recom- 

 mendation of the Council :-— 



*' That the Society take steps to have a commemorative tablet to 

 the Abbe de la Caille erected on the house now built on the site 

 of the Abbe's residence here in 1751." After some discussion it 

 was unanimously agreed that a sum of £25 should be devoted to 

 the erection of a suitable tablet. 



