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THE thirtieth annual meeting of the South African Association for the Advancement of Science was held in Durban on July 4–9, under the presidency of Prof. P. J. du Toit. The meeting was very well attended and 117 papers were read. The South African medal and grant were presented to Prof. J. W. Bews and the first British Association medal to Dr. Nellie F. Paterson at the close of the presidential address. Popular evening lectures were given by General J. C. Smuts on “Climate and Man in South Africa” and by Prof. B. de St. J. van der Riet on “Essential Oils”. There was a reception by the mayor and councillors and numerous excursions to places of scientific interest in the neighbourhood. [The papers presented at the meeting are now available as vol. 29 of the South African Journal of Science (Johannesburg: South African Association for the Advancement of Science, 1932. 30s. net).]
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FANTHAM, H. Durban Meeting of the South African Association for the Advancement of Science. Nature 130, 971–973 (1932). https://doi.org/10.1038/130971a0
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