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'' On the Summation of the Powers of the Natural Numbers," by 

 J. E. Sutton. 



'* Transmission of Mahgnant Jaundice of the Dog by a Species of 

 Tick," by C. P. Lounsbury. 



'* The Transkei Gap," by A. W. Eogers and E. H. L. Schwarz. 



'' Some Experiments on the Eate of Evaporation," by J. E. 

 Sutton. 



<< Irrigation on the Orange Eiver," by F. B. Parkinson. 



** The Legal and Economic Bases of some Colonial Teaching 

 Universities, with a Local Application," by Eev. Wm. Flint. 



'' Some recent Observations on Eoridula," by E. Marloth. 



" Notes on some recent Deep Boring," by L. Wiener. 



'* Some Eesults derived from the Constant Values of the Periodic 

 Formulae," by J. E. Sutton. 



The Society has taken steps in reference to the erection of a Com- 

 memorative Tablet to the Abbe de la Caille, to be placed on the 

 house now occupying the site of the Abbe's residence in Cape Town 

 in 1751. 



The Society has discussed the matter of the Town House Portico, 

 and sent a resolution to the Town Council expressing their wish that 

 the Portico should be rebuilt as nearly as possible after the original 

 plan, as it was felt that such mementoes of old Cape Town as existed 

 should as far as possible be preserved. 



A Committee was appointed to discuss the Metric System and 

 Decimal Coinage, and it was approved by the Society that the 

 following resolutions should be sent to the Government and to other 

 scientific societies : — 



1. The desirability of making the Metric System of Weights and 

 Measures legal throughout the several South African Colonies, as it 

 is at present in England. 



2. The compulsory introduction at some definite date of the Metric 

 System into the several South African Colonies. 



3. The adoption throughout the Empire of a decimal system of 

 coinage, the sovereign being taken as the fundamental unit. 



There was a long discussion upon the Eev. Wm. Flint's paper, 

 and it was eventually passed — " That the Society is of opinion that 

 at the present time the needs of University education in South Africa 

 are very imperfectly met, and that in order to satisfactorily promote 

 University interests an inquiry should be held on the whole question 

 of University education in South Africa." 



It has been felt for some time that the existing Eules of the 

 Society are not in accordance with its present requirements. A 



