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Cocks and Hens.— 6 competitors: Prize, £ i, to Mr. J. J. Bo- 

 nier, Port-Louis.— Extra Prize, £ 1, to Mr. Dinnematin, 

 Port-Louis. — Extra Prize, 4 s., for Bantahs, to M"« Loui- 

 se Perrine, of Port-Louis. 

 Capons. — Prize, £ 1, to Mr. Letimier, Riviere du Rempart. 

 Guinea Fowls. — None exhibited. 

 Pigeons.— Prizes s., to Mr. Schellebeck, of Port-Louis. — Extra 



Prize 4, s., to Mr. B6gu6, Poit-Louis. 

 Rabbits. — Imported. — Extra Prize of 8 s., to the only exhibi- 

 tor. Captain Martindale, &loka. 

 DO.— Creole. — 1 exhibitor : Extra Prize of 2 s., to Mr. Tribe, 

 Reduil* 

 Guinea Pigs. — Extra Prize, 2 s., to Messrs. Deschiens freres, of 

 Port-Louis. 

 Before concluding, the Committee must remark upon the 

 mistaken impressions with which many persons withhold 

 articles from the Exhibition. Some because they think 

 they ought not to compete with more humble exhibitors. 

 Some because they consider it useless to compete with 

 more wealthy, or more extensive proprietors. Some be- 

 cause they fear they may not be able toget a Prize. Some 

 because their articles are not good enough in their own opi- 

 nion. Some because they have not sufficient quantity, or 

 do not know tlow much they ought to exhibit. The Com- 

 mittee would combat all these, arid other less excusable 

 motives, and entreat the public to contribute, each their 

 mite, to this Colonial Exhibition, arid thus increase both its 

 utility, and its interest. 



The Committee will shortly give notice of the diay fixed 

 for the Exhibition of this year, and will publish, at the same 

 time, the List of Prizes which the Society purposes to offer 

 for that occasion. 



Royal Society of Arts and Sciences, 



Port-Louis, 22°*^ January 1849. 



Fred. M. DICK, 

 Secretartj to the Agricultural Committee. 



