Proceedings of the Society. xxxt. 



* The two usual Exbibitions of sugar ^nd other colonial pro- 

 duce, look place at the Bazaar in Ociober last, but this time the 

 Agricultural Committee of the Saciety thought fit to unite them, 

 so as to form but one Exhibition, which adracted en the 

 same day a great number of spectators. 



» The pecuniary rewards were given a few days after. The 

 Golden Medals for sugar were not ready and engraved till April 

 in this year, and were awarded on the 12th of the same month, 

 by the late Governor Sir W. Gomm, to the competitors who had 

 obtained ihem. 



» These Medals were four for 1847, and seven for 1848, in- 

 cluding the Silver one given for a specimen of Colonial Manu- 

 factures; in all, elev€nMedalsof the cost and value of £ 143 Us. 



« We are induced to hope that the Exhibition of October next 

 will be attended with still more favourable circumstances, and 

 afford a still more brilliant and charming spectacle. 



» His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to take an 

 interest as well as an active part in this important branch of 

 the Society, by granting as an encouragement a JUedal of the 

 value of £ 10, which His Excellency intends to give every year. 



> Some interesting communications have been made to the 

 Society. 



> Mr. Julian Langlois, a Planter of North Pamplemousses, 

 laid before you some observations concerning the red sugar 

 cane which he had manipulated on his estate «Tiiolet», and 

 from which he obtained sugar of an excellent quality. 



i> He, at the same time forwarded to the Society various spe- 

 ciiaens of common sugar obtained from the white sugar-cane, 

 and prepared in the usual way, in order that they 

 might be compared with that obtained from the red cane. 



> The results obtained by Mr. Langlois are important, in 

 that they are of such a nature as to call poblic attention to 

 thecultivatiooof the r«d canes which have generally resisted 

 the disease. 



