^^ ■ Proceedings of the Society. 



,f h«llhy Canes ground at .he mill, and likewise a simnar 

 tnnty of diseases one. and he did no,, it .as stated, Und 

 ,ny difference in the yield of the Canes. 



Mr. J. Langloi. communicated to the ^-'^^^ •^-"^'^«;- 

 Boi-r 30 extract of a Letter from Bouruon, dated S» beno.t. 

 ! ;. Vp ecnber last. From this letter it .vou.d result that e 



=..,tbasexisted at Bourbon tor the last 7 or 8 years. That 

 :tt::^::.tB-inBtodi-3P.e.rinthe..w.ni.de^^^ 



island where it began ; and that ,he w.ndvvard -'^'f^^^^ 

 the last attacked, .s thai which is at present sufter.n, most 



from it. 



^Thursday, a"-! Nocemher 18V8.; 

 The Hon. George F. Dick. President, in the Chair. 

 Present -.-Messrs. W. Bojer, Vice-President, L. Bouton, Se. 

 crat i. Morris. Vice-Secre.ary, Lieut.-Col. Blanshar , Dr. 



Bothor, Hon. R. VV- Ra«son, Hev. L. Bank. .. Poupde. C 

 C. Brownrigg, F. Dick, F. N. Target. 

 The Secretary laid before the Meeting : 



, A Letter from the Hon. the Clonial Secretary slnling that 

 „ E the Governor had received from the Secretary of State a 

 p'spatch, under date of 29<^ Jone, by .hich Hi. Lord.h.p ack- 

 'o^vledges the receipt of the Reports of ^^ ^^^^^^^^^^ 

 ,.,o,sof the society, e.,resses his snt.slact.on '" •^;;3'; 

 and approves of the conditional annual allowance of t 200 made 

 by Lord Stanley lo the Society. 



2. An Essay begun by Mr. Shelley on the ^^^^'^^^ '''J''^ 

 .orms, and culture of Molbe.ry '-s .hich Mr e e - 

 tends to complete, and will be then sub.n.tted to the Agncul 

 lural Committee. 



on the motion of Mr. >V. Bojer. seconded Wy Mr. L. Bouton, 



