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(c) Divisional Councils in regard to land outside Munici- 

 palities and to places under Village Management Boards : 

 Provided that in no case shall any landed or mining property 

 be pledged or any local rate levied until the De Beers Mining 

 Company shall have first consented to the application of 

 these provisions to De Beers Mines. 

 (6) That the Crown Land referred to in the resolution of the 

 House of Assembly, dated the 14th of May, 1886, between 

 the Hartz and Vaal Eiver, be granted to the said Board in 

 consideration of the execution of this irrigation scheme. 



After discussion, with leave of the House, the motion was 

 withdrawn." 

 Mr. Wiener stated that he had always thought that the Hartz 

 Eiver scheme would prove advantageous, and regretted extremely 

 that nothing had been done to carry it out. Mr. Wiener knew of 

 farms in Calvinia where the rivers flood and irrigate the land 

 naturally, resulting in wheat returns of 100 to 150-fold. 



Mr. FiTT gave an account of the Hartz River scheme, and referred 

 to the Blue Book containing all the details. Mr. Fitt hoped that the 

 Government would realise the advantage of extended harvesting of 

 the surface waters. 



Mr. Steuben referred to the difficulties of small irrigation schemes 

 on the upper part of the Orange River, comprehensive schemes 

 being there essential. Mr. Struben hoped that Mr. Parkinson would 

 furnish the Society with the initial cost, cost of pumping, and the 

 capacity of the plant described in his paper. 



Dr. Marloth read a paper on " Some recent observations on 

 BorichUa.'' Mr. C. Mally exhibited and named some of the insects 

 which Dr. Marloth had found on the plants which he had observed. 



Ordinary Monthly Meeting. 



Wechiesday, May 2Sth. 



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



The minutes of the preceding meeting having been read and con- 

 firmed, the following nominations were made : The Hon. R. I. 

 FiNNESMORE, Puisne Judge, Natal, by Messrs. T. Mason and W. 

 Anderson ; Rev. W. Owen Jenkins, Diocesan College, by Drs. 

 Crawford and Corstorphine. 



