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fore the committee this (Tuesday) evening, at the Society's rooms, and 

 that the Secretary be requested to correspondiug with Doct. Goadby in 

 relation thereto. 



At 12 o'clock, M,, the committee adjourned to 2 o'clock P. M. 



At 2 o'clock P. M. the committee met, and the sub-committees com- 

 menced work in their several departments. 



At 5 o'clock P. M. the committee adjourned to half-past 7 P. M. 



At half-past 7 P. M. the committee met to hear a lecture from Doct 

 H. Goadby, upon vegetable structure, illustrated by Diagrams. 



At 9 o'clock P. M. the committee adjourned, to to-morrow morning 

 at 9 o'clock. 



Wednesday, Dec. 19. 



The committee met at 9 o'clock A. M., the President in the Chair. 



The committee on Finance submitted a report, which was, on motion 

 of Mr. Moore, referred back to the committee with instructions to make 

 out a re|)ort that shall embrace a full statement of the amount of funds 

 disbursed for dififerent purposes, and the present financial condition of 

 the Society. 



At 1 2 M. the committee adjourned to 2 P. M. 



At 2 o'clock P. M. the committee met. 



The committee on Premium List submitted their report, which was 

 accepted and the committee discharged. 



On motion, 



Resolved^ That the report be taken up and acted upon by sections. 



Whereupon the list of premiums as reported was taken up, and after 

 some progress being made, it was, on motion of Mr. Backus, laid on the 

 table. 



The committee on Finance submitted their report, which was accept- 

 ed, the committee discharged, and. on motion, the report was laid on 

 the table. 



The Premium List was again taken up, and farther action had there- 

 on, during which, at half-past 5 o'clock P. M. the committee adjourned 

 to 1 P. M. 



At half-past 7 P. M. the committee met and listened to a very inter- 

 esting lecture from DocL H. Goadby, upon the structure of plants, illus- 

 trated by the use of the microscope. 



At the close of the lecture, 



