xxvi Proccedinqs of tlw. South African Philosophical Society. 



Ordinary Monthly Meeting. 

 October 30, 1901. 

 Sir David Gill, President, in the Chair. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



The following gentlemen were nominated for election as ordinary 

 members at the next meeting : Dr. Anderson, Medical Officer of 

 Health, Cape Town, by Mr. E. O. Wynne-Egberts and Dr. G. S. 

 CoRSTORPHiNE ; Eev. B. Guyer, Claremont, by Mr. Sydney 

 CowPER and Sir David Gill ; Mr. Ohlsson, by Messrs. John 

 Proctor and G. S. Corstorphine ; Mr. C. S. Meacham, F.C.S., 

 Newlands, by Messrs. H. Bolus and G. S. Corstorphine ; Mr. 

 J. Saxon Mills, M.A., Cape Town, by Messrs. Herbert Baker 

 and G. S. Corstorphine ; Mr. J. Eobertson, Wynberg, by 

 Messrs. E. T. Littlewood and G. S. Corstorphine ; Mr. H. P. 

 Shepherd, Stellenbosch, by Messrs. L. Peringuey and G. S. 

 Corstorphine. 



Dr. Lawrence Crawford communicated a *' Note on the 

 Summation of the Natural Numbers," by Mr. J. E. Sutton, of 

 Kimberley. 



Mr. H. G. Fourcade gave a further explanation and demonstra- 

 tion of his stereoscopic method of photographic surveying, which 

 had been communicated by the President at the close of the last 

 meeting. 



After some discussion on the merits of the plan, it was proposed 

 by Dr. Crawford, and seconded by Dr. Flint, that the matter of 

 assisting Mr. Fourcade in obtaining financial aid to enable him to 

 have the instrument made which is necessary for his method, should 

 be referred to the Council of the Society. This was unanimously 

 agreed to. 



Ordinary Monthly Meeting. 



November 27, 1901. 



Sir David Gill, President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



The following nominations for election as ordinary members were 



