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approval of the Meeting, and duly approved of by the members 

 present. 



Dr. J. D. F. Gilchrist was elected President, and Messrs. J. C. 

 Beattie, L. Peringuey, W. F. Purcell, and W. L. Sclater 

 elected Members of the Council for two years. 



The Annual Meeting then resolved into an Ordinary Meeting. 

 Sir David Gill exhibited some Eadium, and make remarks on 

 the property of the newly-discovered substance. 



General Eeport and Statements for the Year ended 



June 30, 1903. 



COUNCIL. 



Sir David Gill, K.C.B., F.E.S., President. 



L. Peringuey, F.Z.S., Vice-President, Hon. Secretary. 



J. C. Beattie, D.Sc., F.E.S.E. 



G. M. Clark, A.M.I.C.E. 



L. Crawford, M.A., D.Sc. 



J. D. F. Gilchrist, M.A., Ph.D. 



E. Marloth, M.A., Ph.D. 



T. Mum, C.M.G., F.E.S., LL.D. 



W. L. Sclater, M.A., F.Z.S., Hon. Treasurer. 



Nine ordinary meetings and one general meeting have been held 

 during the year. At these meetings the following papers were 

 read : — 



"Observations of Atmospheric Electricity at Cape Town," by 

 W. H. Logeman. * 



"On an Almost Perfect Skull of a New Primitive Theriodont 

 (Lycosuchus vanderrieti)" by E. Brown. 



" The Geological History of the Gouritz Eiver System," by A. W. 

 Eogers. 



" On the Deformation of Eocks, Illustrated Experimentally by 

 Crushed Pebbles," by E. H. L. Schwarz. 



" Eesults of Experiments on Table Mountain for Ascertaining the 

 Amount of Moisture Deposited from the South-east Clouds," by 

 E. Marloth. 



" Some Notes on Work Done in South Africa in the Depart- 

 ment of Astronomy and Geodesy," by Sir David Gill {Presidential 

 Address). 



Three members have resigned during the year, six have been 

 struck off for arrears of subscription of several years' standing, 



