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interests and welfare of the Society by his zeal and ta- 

 lents. The plant was therefore presented to the Lin- 

 nean Society by Dr Hooker and on behalf of the Se- 

 cretary as the '^ Fropiera 3Iauriliana." 



Amongst letters and communications from foreio-n cor- 

 respondents, one was received by the Society with a 

 special feeling of gratitude. If, was ad.lressed to our 

 President by Mr Li^nard, our former Vice-President* 

 and announced the embarkation of an obelisk which 

 has since arrived and which he wished to be placed in 

 the Botanical Gardens at Pamplemousses. He desired 

 that, on this monument should be engraved the names 

 of those who had contributed to the prosperity of the 

 colony, by aiding the progress of Agriculture, or who 

 had enriched it by the introduction of useful or interest- 

 ing plants or animals. Mr Li^nard requested that the 

 President would, in the name of the Society, solicit the 

 authority and support of His Excellency the Governor, 

 for the erection of this monument. 



A Committee was appointed to wait upon His Ex- 

 cellency, who, very readily acceded to the request. The 

 most eligible spot in the gardens appears to be the square 

 opposite the entrance gate, at the junction of two aU 

 leys, where, after the pavilion is removed, visitors will 

 have sufficient space to walk round the monument and 

 see it on every side. *" 



^ The Honorable Mr E. Dupout suggested to the So- 

 ciety that a petition should be presented to His Excel- 

 lency the Governor praying that a building might be 

 erected in Port-Louis, to serve as a Museum and Li- 

 brary, 



He reminded the Society of the gift made to the Co- 

 lony by Mr Ad. D'Epinay, of his library in 1840, and 

 of Ordmance l^o. 20 of 1840, presented by Sir Lionel 

 Smith, and passed by the Legislatiye Council, providing 

 that a sum not exceeding £ 10,000 might be issued by 

 the Colonial Treasurer upon the order of the Governor 

 for the purchase or erection of a building intended to be 

 used as an Exchange and a Library and Reading Room. 



JN early twenty years have since elapsed and that H= 

 beral Ordinance still remains in abeyance. Mr Dupont 

 ronsulered the moment favorable for recalling tlie fact 



