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Transactions of the Boyal Society of South Africa. 
The Anniversary Meeting. 
The Anniversary Meeting of the Society was held on Wednesday,. 
March 18, 1914, at 8.15 p.m., in the Board Eoom of the South African 
Association, Church Square, Gape Town. 
In the absence of the President, Mr. S. S. Hough took the Chair. 
In the absence of the Hon. General Secretary, the Chairman appointed 
Dr. L. Crawford to act as Secretary. 
The Chairman expressed regret at the absence of the President- 
through illness. 
The Chairman referred to the great loss experienced in the death of 
Sir David Gill, and stated to what extent the Society had been 
beholden to him for his valuable services. The Chairman then moved 
the following motion: "That the Eoyal Society of South Africa learns 
with profound regret of the death of Sir David Gill, and desires to place 
on record its appreciation of his signal services to science and its gratitude 
for the invaluable assistance rendered to the Society by him and to 
express its deep sympathy with Lady Gill." 
The motion was unanimously adopted. 
The Eeport of the Hon. Treasurer was adopted. 
The Eeport of the Hon. General Secretary was adopted. 
The following were elected members of Council for the year 1914 : — 
Dr. L. Peringuey, was elected President. 
Dr. L. Crawford, Hon. Treasurer. 
Dr. J. C. Beattie, Hon. General Secretary. 
Ordinary Monthly Meeting. 
April 15, 1914. 
Mr. S. S. Hough was in the Chair. 
The Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of October 15th, 1913, and of 
the Anniversary Meeting were confirmed. The Hon. General Secretary 
announced that the President had nominated S. S. Hough and G. S. 
Corstorphine as Vice-presidents for 1914. 
The following were nominated as members: — J. B. Lester, A. E. 
Thomson, Julius Petersen, W. S. Webber. 
Dr. L. Peringuey. 
Dr. L. Crawford. 
Dr. J. C. Beattie. 
Mr. S. S. Hough. 
Dr. E. J. Goddard. 
Dr. W. A. Jolly. 
Dr. A. Jasper Anderson. 
Dr. W. A. Caldecott, 
Dr. G. S. Corstorphine. 
Mr. F. E. Kanthack. 
Dr. W. F. PURCELL. 
Dr. J. E. Sutton. 
