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July 22-A~gust 3, 1929 Tlic Jlritisli Associ:it.ioii scclrs to protiiotc gcncral interest in science iiiiil its applicntioiis. 13y utiiiiiinioits consent, this ycnr's tiiectiiigs i n Cii1ictowi and .Jolianticsbitrg Iiave I m i i h i l l i i i t i t cititl stitiiitliiting fiuictioits. disciissioiis lins I~ccii plietioiiieiiiil, for tlic visit, of tlie lhitish Associntioii is :i rare occurrencc in South Africa.
aiitl chiring this period etioriiious progress in sciciitilic developincut lins tukcii place in this country. South Africa lias been a lutitl full of vicissitudes lor the fnrtiicr. liiscct pests of all kinds take n Iicavy toll every year both of :iiiiiiiiil oiitl plnnt life, niitl it is in t,liis direction th:it acicncc iii South Africa Itas led to most frtiitfd results. 'h 'cteritiwy Jhscnrcli Iristititto tit Oiiderstcpoort aud tlic Iiwtitute of Jlctlical Resc:ircli a t Jolinnncsbttrg liiivc 11ccii cspccidly siicccssful iu tlic in\wtig:itioii of tlicir respective problctns. Special rcferciicc wus tiiadc by scvernl of tlic visitors to the grcvit valuc of tlic work of tliesc iiistitutcs.
Al~ottt GOO iiiciiibcrs undertook the voyage in oiic of tlic t,ltrcc liners-tlic " \rintlsor Ccistlc," tlic '' Llaudowry Castle," iiiitl tlic " Mcstor "-and witli the nicnibers of tlie South African Association tlic total auinber of those attuiitliiig tlic nicctiiigs wiis ubout 1000. It is greatly to tlic crcdit of tlic l h x u t i v e Coiiiniittcc of tlie loc;il associcition, iititl cspivially tlic h i i . Oencriil Secxettirics, llr. (2. 12. Jurita, Ciq~ctown, ant1 N r . II. 13. \'ood, Jolianiicsliurg, t.llnt all the iirriitigciiiciits for tlic location of tlic visitors Irave procecclatl so siiioothly. Jtiiny of tlic visitors werc privately ciitcrtaincd, whilst. a Icirgc iiuiiibcr wis liousctl in r(.sideiitial colleges. TIie ailtlctI uttriietioii of n dcliglitfttl Iiolidtiy iii a coiititry of riipidly-growing interest : i d varied conclitioits of life was no doubt rcspoiisiblo it1 soiiic Iiteasiirc for the Iilrgt! coiitii1g:cut. Tlw visitors iuiclutletl soiiic very eiiiinciit licrljoiidities froiii iill p u t s of tlie Uritisli Empire ant1 ninny otlicr piirts of the
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