Proceedings of the Society. XT. 



TJi's ExccUvur.y Sir \i . UOMM, ^c, Scr., &<•. 



Sir, 



The Royal Society of Arts and Sciences, being ftilly impressed Avitli 

 the grateful recollection, not only of the constant kindness Your Ex- 

 cellency lias manifested on every occasion when called upon to a,<s/st 

 at its meetings, but also of the zeal and devotion to its real intervsts,' 

 which actuated Your Excellency when you graciously came forwaid 

 to use your influence with the Secretary of State to sanction the annual 

 grant by which the Society has been enabled to continue without in- 

 terruption its useful labours, cannot allow Yom- Excellency to depart 

 from the Colony •without testifying thus publicly how much it l'e«ls 

 indebted to Your Excellency. 



It was therefore unanimously resolved, that Your Excellency would 

 still further honor the Society by accepting the accompimying Diplo- 

 ma and becoming its "Honorary Patron," thus adding one more fa- 

 vour to the many the Society has already received at your hands. 



The Society anticipates with confidence your success in the h< mo- 

 rable and arduous career which has been opened to you by Our (rra- 

 cious Sovereign, and begs Your Excellency and Lady Gomm, wlios.e 

 kind interest in furthering the objects of the Society was never found 

 wanting, to accept its warmest wishes for your health and prosperity. 



On the part of the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences of Mauritius : 

 [Signed] Geo. F. Dick, Presideni, 



W. BOJER, \ ,r- D J I. 



-,, T « } Vice-Presidents, 



¥. LlENARD, ] 



L. RoTTTON, Si'crefra 1/ . 



The Meeting rfsolved Ihsl the adiliess should be prestnled lo 

 llieGovetior by the Members composing iher.ouncil of ihe So- 

 ciely. It fanher resolved that iha tille of » Honorary Patron of 

 the Society t should be offered lo His Excellency in consideration 

 of the services which he has so iuconsteslably rendered llie 

 Society; and that the Diploma should be presented lo him at 

 (tie same lime as tlie address, by the Council of (he Soicy. 



P. S.- Friday, '»"> May lSk\). 3 P. M. 



The Council of ihe Socio y, represenied by the Hon. C. F. 

 Dick, Presideni, Messrs. W. Bojer, Vi<e President L. Bouion 



