xxviii Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 



Annual General Meeting. 

 August 17, 1904. 

 The President, Dr. J. D. F. Gilcheist, in the Chair. 



The Secretary, the Treasurer, and the Librarian read their 

 Eeports for the year ended June 30, 1904. 



Dr. J. D. F. Gilchrist was re-elected President for the year 

 1904-1905. 



Messrs. L. Crawford, Wm. Flint, E. Marloth, J. T. Morrison, 

 and Sir David Gill were elected members of the Council for two 

 years, and Mr. H. W. W. Pearson for one year. 



The President delivered the Annual Address, taking for his 

 subject " Some Features of the Marine Fauna of South Africa." 



General Eeport and Statements for the Year ended 



June 30, 1904. 



COUNCIL. 



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



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



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



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



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



W. F. Purcell, M.A., Ph.D., Hon. Treasurer. 



L. Peringuey, F.Z.S., Hon. Secretary. 



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



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



Ten ordinary meetings and one general meeting were held during 

 the year. Twelve original papers were read or taken as read, and 

 three addresses given by Messrs. Thomson, Sclater, and Dr. Broom 

 respectively. The original papers are : — 



" Descriptive Catalogue of the South African Coleoptera " (con- 

 tinued), by L. Peringuey. 



" A Note on the quantities given in Dr. Marloth's paper on 

 the moisture deposited from the South-East Clouds," by C. M. 

 Stewart. 



"An Introduction to the Study of South African Eainfall," by 

 J. E. Sutton, 



