Letter from [Robert Simpson] Woodward, President, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington D. C, to The Secretary of the Royal Society, London, England Expresses gratitude for a copy of Dr. Beattie's "Report of a Magnetic Survey of South Africa." The report is acknowledged as a valuable contribution to terrestrial magnetism on the African Continent, instilling confidence in Dr. Beattie's work under the joint auspices of the Royal Society and the Carnegie Institution. Anticipates a thorough magnetic survey of the continent in the coming decade through Dr. Beattie's cooperation. 11 September 1909