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Oedinary Monthly Meeting. 



Noveynher 26, 1902. 

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



The Minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



The following nominations were made : Dr. Eric Nobbs of Cape 

 Town and Mr. Fred. Eyles of Bulawayo. 



Messrs. T. G. Maclear Ladds, F. E. Malleson, A. Milligan, 

 F. Brooks, were elected members of the Society. 



After discussion it was agreed to celebrate the half jubilee of the 

 Society and the unveiling of the La Caille's tablet by a banquet, and 

 Messrs. W. A. Sclater and L. Peringuey were instructed to make 

 the necessary arrangements for the same. 



Mr. C. W. Mally gave brief notes on the life history of a Lygceid 

 Bug which has been found to attack cereals in the Hex Eiver and 

 Malmesbury Districts. Also a short outline of spraying experiments 

 with a view to destroying a species of Bryohia fungus which causes 

 serious damage to prune trees at Hex Eiver. 



Ordinary Monthly Meeting. 

 February 4, 1903. 

 Dr. E. Marloth in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



The following nomination was made : Dr. W. L. Griffiths. 



Dr. E. NoBBS, Mr. Fred Eyles, and Mr. E. W. Menmuir were 

 elected members of the Society. 



Mr. E. W. Young read a paper on " Observations on the Flight of 

 Birds and the Mechanics of Flight." 



Mr. E. H. L. ScHWARz read a paper " On the Deformation of 

 Eocks, illustrated experimentally by Crushed Pebbles." The first 



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