xcviii Transactions of the South African Philosoi:)hical Society. 



Ordinary Monthly Meeting. 

 Oc^o&er 29, 1902. 

 L. Peringuey, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



The following nominations were made : Messrs. L. G. Maclear 

 Ladds, F. E. Malleson, A. Milligan, and F. Brooks. 



Professor Andrew Young and C. J. Moorsom, Esq., were elected 

 members of the Society. 



Dr. J. D. F. Gilchrist exhibited some new deep-sea fishes — 

 Selachophidiiim guentheri, Ajjogon quecketti, Neoberyx spinosus, 

 Paraliparis australis — and made some remarks on the same. 



Mr. C. Stewart summarised Mr. J. E. Sutton's paper on 

 " Elementary Synopsis of the Diurnal Meteorological Conditions at 

 Kimberley." 



Mr. Barry McMillan read " Some Notes on a Fishing Ground 

 off Cape Point." 



This bank falls within the area bounded by the parallels of lati- 

 tude 34° 23' 45" and 34° 25' 15" south, and longitude 18° 84' 15" and 

 18° 35' 30" east. It is about five miles south, 27° east (magnetic) 

 from Cape Point Lighthouse. Its greatest length, from N.W. to 

 S.E., is about 2J miles; its greatest width, from north to south, 

 about IJ miles. The soundings on the bank varied from 23 fathoms 

 to 13 fathoms. 



A portion of rock (exhibited) detached by the dredge also brought 

 up algae, sponges, corals, alcyonarians, ascidians, echinoderms, 

 ophiurids, and other starfish, polyzoa, hydrozoa, and several species 

 of crabs, indicating the presence of fish food in abundance. A .ton 

 weight of fish was caught in less than three hours with six hand- 

 lines. The catch comprised Seventy-four (Dentex rupestris), Eoman 

 (ChrysopJirys cristiceps), Eed Steenbras {Pagrus laticeps), Hangberger 

 (Cantharus Blochii), Albacore [Seriola Lalandii), Silverfish (Dentex 

 argyrozona) Fransch Madam [Pagrus Holuhi), and Blue Fish {Stro- 

 mateus microchirus). The fish were large and in excellent condition. 



