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The Report concludes with announcing that Uic Society i<; 

 composed of 39 members, and possessed, as the result of their 

 contributions, the sum of 300 piastres, and that, moreover, ihey 

 had accpuired a treasure of more than 50 memoirs and descrip- 

 tions, notwithstanding the limited period since the Association 

 commenced. 



PROCEEDINGS of the NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY 

 of the MAURITIUS. 



October 5, 1830. — The Society, after having during a yeas 

 held its sittings in the house of Mr. C. Telfair, President, met 

 this day, for the first time, in an appartment of the Royal Col- 

 lege, prepared for it. The Secretary presented a variety of 

 works, as donations from various sources, to commence the 

 basis of a Library. 



Mr. C. Telfair presented a case of minerals arranged accord- 

 ing to the method of Haiiy; Dr. Lyall presented minerals of 

 different countries, with a catalogue ; The Rev. D. Johns, in 

 Madagascar, sent several specimens of the produce of tanneries 

 established in that island; Mr. J. Dcsjardins presented 150 

 coleopterous insects, forming 40 species, derived from the col- 

 lection of O- Dijeon, and named by that skilful entomologist ; 

 Madq. Faraguet and Mad"*?- Durand, presented figures of the 

 fruits of the colony. 



Mr. Faraguet exhibited a map of Tongatahoo, when: he, in 

 his visit in the Astrolabe, nearly fell a victim to the perfidy of 

 the inhabitants; he being the youth who was carried off bv • 

 them. J 



Mr. Desjardins read a notice of a grey Cuckoo (Cuculus Ca- 

 noriiB. Lin.) killed in the district of Flacq. This is the 

 second instance in which this species, which certainly comes 

 from Madagascar, has been observed in this island. 



A letter was read from Capt. Pole, R. N. proposing a new 

 method of moving steam-ships, which was committed to Mr 

 raraguet to report thereon. 



Mr. L. Bouton read a notice respecting; various errors cur- 

 rent in regard to the Botany of Mauritius, alluding particularly 

 to an article in the Voyage of La Coquille, and to certain 

 mistakes in the Dictionairc da Sciences Naturette. 



