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Proceedings of the Society. xix. 



The St crelary laid before ihe meeiing a return of (he morla- 

 lilyof the rolonyduring ihe montlis of January and February for 

 Ihe last 10 years; from 1839 to 1849 II resulted from ibis sta- 

 tement ihal ihi greatest anr>i unl of mortaliiy was 331 in January 

 1845, and 303 in February 1844 ; and the smallest 153 in 

 January 1848, and 124 in Tebruary 1849. This return, which 

 Ijad been prepared by Mr. Canei, of hi R gisiry to the Court of 

 Appeal, had been furnished to the Secretary through the 

 obligingness of the Honotabla the President. 



Mr. Bejer exhibited to the meeting the upper part of a Fan- 

 danus Vacoa which appeared to be diseased, or at least covered 

 with a prodigious quantity of insect)), and read at the same time 

 an extract of a Letter from Mr. Mi^riial Noel of Moka. tYou will 

 » obierve.said ihat gentleman, that theheart of this Vacoaisgreen, 

 » the insects not having yetest;>bl shed themselveson the leaves, 

 » which form what is called the heart. » Mr. Noel further remarked 

 that since the return of iherain^-, tha insects on the Vacoa had 

 apparently disappeared, the leaves which had been the least 

 attacked by them were resuming their usual aspect. 



The Honorable the President proposed that a depulotion. 

 composed of the Official Members of the Society, should wait oi 

 His Excellency Sir George Anderson for the purpose of request 

 log him to do the Society the honor of becoming its patron. 



(Friday, 22'"i June, at mid-day.) 



The Council of the Society represented by the Honorable Geo. 

 F. Dick, President, Messrs. Bojer and Li6nard, Vice-Presidents, 

 L. Bouton, Secretary, A. Desenne, Treasurer, Rev. L, Banks, 

 C. C. Brownrigg, H. C. Bury, F. M. Dick, E. Poujads w€re 

 laceived by the Governor, who was pleased, upon th« request 

 made to him io its name, to become (Patron of the Society, i 

 The Governor was further pleased to place at the disposal of the 

 Ssciety a gold medal of the value of £ 10 with a view of stimu - 



