Proceedings of the South African Pliilosophical Society, xvii 



Ordinary Monthly Meeting, 

 September 4, 1901. 

 Sir David Gill, K.C.B., F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



The President expressed the indebtedness of the members to 

 Dr. Muir for the support and assistance which he had afforded the 

 Society by the use of the Education Department Hall during the 

 past six years. Though that hall was no longer available for evening 

 meetings. Dr. Muir had placed the one in which the meeting was 

 being held at the disposal of the Society, and the President moved 

 that the Society present and record its thanks to Dr. Muir for the 

 valuable aid he has given, and was continuing to give, to its work. 



The proposal was unanimously carried. 



The President stated that the Council of the Society had 

 appointed a Committee to arrange for the reception of the British 

 and German Antarctic Expeditions which were due in Cape Town 

 at an early date. The Eight Hon. Sir Gordon Sprigg had, at an 

 interview that afternoon, expressed the Government's willingness 

 to assist the Society in entertaining the guests. The Prime 

 Minister's Secretary, Mr. Sydney Cowper, would communicate the 

 Government's agreements. Mr. Cowper had also intimated that 

 the Committee of the Civil Service Club had generously granted 

 the use of the large dining-hall for the proposed dinner. 



The President announced that the memorial to the Abbe de la 

 Caille was being attended to, and progress would be reported at an 

 early meeting. 



The following gentlemen were nominated for election as ordinary 

 members : Mr. J. G. Hallack, Cape Town, by Eev. G. H. E. FisK 

 and Dr. G. D. Corstorphine ; Dr. Gerard Carre, Wynberg, by 

 Messrs. B. E. MacMillan and Dr. G. S. Corstorphine. 



Professor C. E. Lewis, M.A., and Mr. John Averill Alston, 

 L.E.C.P., M.E.C.S., w^ere elected ordinary members. 



After some discussion the following new rule, of wliich due notice 

 had been given, was unanimously passed : — 



"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." 



The Secretary read a letter on " Veld Dust Columns and Whirl- 

 winds," which had been forwarded to the President by Mr. J. M, 

 Orpen, Salisbury. 



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