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OrpinaRy Montruty MEeEtInea. 
October 31, 1900. 
T. Stewart, Vice-President, in the Chair. 
The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 
The following gentlemen were nominated for election as ordinary 
members: Messrs. F. N. R. Frnpuay, Pretoria, by Dr. F. W. Pur- 
CELL and Mr. L. Périnauny; W. A. Russell, M.A. (Cantab.), Cape 
Town, by Messrs. J. T. Morrison and G. §. CorstorpHine ; H. F. 
Wiuson, M.A. (Cantab.), Colonial Office, by Messrs. E. G. Auston 
and G. 8S. CorsToRPHINE. 
The Secretary communicated a paper by R. Broom, M.D., B.Sc., 
“On Ictidosuchus primevus,”’ nov. spec. 
Professor J. T. Morrison, M.A., B.Se., Stellenbosch, read a 
paper ‘‘On Some Periodical Changes in the Rainfall at the Royal 
Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, since 1841.”’ 
OrpiInARY Montuty MEETING. 
November 28, 1900. 
L. PERINGUEY, President, in the Chair. 
The minutes of the last meeting were confirmed. 
The following gentlemen were nominated for election as ordinary 
members: Mr. EH. H. V. Menvinn, A.M.I.C.E., F.R.G.8S., Johannes- 
burg, by Messrs. CorsToRPHINE and Prrinauny; Mr. EH. Payne, 
Cape Town, by Messrs. MacMrnuan and CoRSTORPHINE. 
Messrs. F. N. R. Finpuay, Pretoria, W. A. Russenu, M.A., Cape 
Town, and H. F. Wiuson, M.A., Cape Town, were elected ordinary 
members of the Society. 
The list of books presented to the Library during October and 
November was laid on the table. 
The Secretary announced that Part 2 of Vol. XI. of the Society’s 
Transactions, together with a list of the contents of the previously 
published volumes had been issued to members; Part 3 had been sent: 
to the press, and a continuation of the President’s Catalogue of 
South African Coleoptera was also in the press to form Volume XII. 
The Secretary read a paper by Dr. R. Broom, of Pearston, “ On 
the leg and toe bones of Ptychosiagunv.”’ 
Dr. J. D. F. Gincurist read a paper entitled, ‘‘ The History of the 
Local Names of Cape Fishes.” 
