JOURNAL 



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Vol. I. FEBRUARY. 189^. No. 6. 



REPORT OF CLUB MEETINGS. 



2nd December. 



Presi-nt : Mr. H. Caracciolo (President), Drs. Woodlock 

 and Woodyatf.. Professor (.'armody, Messrs. C. J. Thavenot, E. 



D. Ewen. E. V. Wilson, K. R. Mule, F. Eagle, T. I. Potter, V/. 



E. Broadway, G. Vahl, Syl, Devenish, M.A., G. Reed, F. W. 

 Urich, Jean Petersen, J. H. Collens, W. G Hewlett and A. Taitt 

 (Secretary). The minutes of the last meeting were read and 

 confirmed The following gentlemen Avere elected members of 

 the (;inb : Mr. P. Chalmers Mitchell, Christ Church College, 

 Oxford (honorary member) and Mr. J. Mitchell, Tacarigua, 

 (country member). Letters were read by the Secretary from 

 Dr. Woodlock, Mr. W. F. Kirby (British Museum), Mr. S. 

 Wells (Grenada), Mr. J. Mitchell (Tacarigua), Mr. Oldfield' 

 Thomas (British Museum). The last named gentleman 

 acknowledged the receipt of some mammal skins from the Club 

 and announced the discovery of a new bat by Mr. J, H. Hart, 

 F.L S. (Applause). Letters were also read from Mr. T. U. A. 

 Cockerell (about the sugar cane fungus). Professor C. V. Riley 

 (U.S. Depot of Agriculture) and Mr. Harris Ganteaume 

 (Bolivar). The Secretary placed on the table the following 

 Indian curiosities, received from Mr. Ganteaume, viz., 1 Blow- 

 pipe and quiver with poisoned arrows, 1 Bow and arrow, 1 I iger 

 cat skin, 1 Book of Tabari bark and read the following extract 

 from Mr. Ganteaume's letter relative to these curios : — " The 



