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Proceedings of the Society. iii. 



crelary, C. C. Browmigg, Hon. G. C. Cuninghame, R. \V, 

 Rjwson, Dr. Perrol, V. D^glos, H. C. Bury. 



The Secretary subaiitled lo the Meeting the Report of the 

 Agricultural Commillee on the disease prevailing at present 

 amongsl the Sugar Canes in ihe Island, and it was resolved that 

 this Report be laid before H. E, ihe Governor and his spe- 

 cial altenlion be dire cted to ii. 



Mr. Bojer presented some drawings made by Mr. N, Desjar- 

 dins, representing the Sugar Cane in some of the stages of the 

 malady. 



Mr, Aulard transm'tied to ihe Secretary his letter in answer 

 to the quesiiuiis of the Agricultural Committee; wliicb was ad- 

 ded to the oilier letters annexed to theRupori lo be laid before 

 the Governor. 



The Hon. the Preiident suggested that the iSociete Medicate 

 de Maurice r> be written to, with the view of inquiring whether 

 since the appearance of the disease, that is during the last two 

 years, any of those affections generally ascribed to ihe in- 

 •fluenceof the weather, have not appeared more fr quently than 

 usual, whether they have not prevailed with greater inten- 

 sity amongs: men and animals ; in fact, whether Beings holding 

 a higher place than phinis in the Scale of Creation ha\e not felt 

 the effef'ts in the course of these two years of some atmospheric- 

 al disorganization, and whether the cause may not, conse- 

 quently, be assimihied to that which has exercised so baneful 

 an influence on the Canes. 



The Secretary announced the formation of a a Silk Commit- 

 teei composed of Messrs. Arbuthnol, Sir David Barclay, E. Du- 

 pont, A. E. Shi'llpy and the Secretary himself, to which had 

 been added Meisrs. Dunienville and Descroizilles. 



Dr. Perrot mentioned a circumstance which ha 1 been com- 

 municated to him by Mr. Lat"ur, Planter of Plaines Wilhems. 

 This gentleman, wiih the vjew of ascertaining whether ihe ma- 

 lady afldcted ilie return froca the Canes, had a certain quantity 



