cii Proceedings of the South African Philosoi^hical Society. 



Ordinary Monthly Meeting. 

 May 27, 1903. 

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



The Minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



The following nominations were made : Dr. Marius Wilson, Dr. 

 E. Lansberg, and Dr. G. A. Casalis of Cape Town. 



Messrs. B. Dyer, J. P. Johnson, C. H. Stott, Professor Dendy, 

 and Mr. G. F. Travers Jackson, were elected ordinary members. 



Dr. PuRCELL exhibited some specimens of a new Termitophilous 

 Land Crustacean belonging to the Oniscidce, which were discovered 

 by Dr. H. Brauns in the galleries of the White Ant, Hodotermes 

 viator, at Willowmore, Cape Colony. This Crustacean shows a 

 remarkable resemblance, first noticed by Dr. Brauns himself, to a 

 wingless staphylinid beetle, Trilohotideus, which lives in the nest of 

 a South African ant [Dorylus helvohis). The head and thoracic 

 segments of both are shaped and sculptured in almost exactly the 

 same manner. 



Dr. Marloth exhibited a relief map of the Cape Peninsula, and 

 gave a resume of his paper read at the last meeting, in order to lead 

 to a discussion of the points he advanced. 



After discussion Dr. Maberley gave notice that he would move at 

 the next meeting that "the Society takes up the matter of carrying 

 on Dr. Marloth's investigations on the amount of moisture deposited 

 on Table Mountain by the South-East Clouds." 



Ordinary Monthly Meeting. 

 July 1, 1903. 

 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. G. B. Douglas Mac- 

 donald, Uniondale ; Professor H. H. W. Pearson, Cape Town; 

 Mr. W. E. Caley, Fort Beaufort. 



Dr. Marius Wilson, Dr. E. Lansberg, Dr. G. A. Casalis, were 

 elected ordinary members of the Society. 



Mr. A. W. Rogers exhibited some specimens of rocks from the 

 volcanic necks of Sutherland, collected by the Geological Survey 



