Proceedings of the Society. v 



Mr. Bouton, Secretary, read a letter from Mr. West, sig- 

 nifying- that he had ceased to be a member of the Society. 

 The Rev. Mr. Hanks, 

 Mr. W. Danford, 

 Mr. A. Vignureux, 

 Mr. J. Davy, 

 Mr. Julien Langlois, 

 Mr. James Fraser, 

 Dr. L'lcocq, and 



Mr. W. Bartlett, were proposed by Mr. Rawson, and se- 

 conded by the President. 



Mr. Bojer, Vice-President, produced to the Society some 

 cane cuttings, of which, by a certain process, the vegetative 

 property had been preserved for four mouths. Mr. Bojer 

 stated," that he had given some of these cuttings to different 

 planters, and that, if they were found to succeed, he would 

 communicate his method. As the period at which canes are 

 usually cut for sugar is cot the most proper season for plant- 

 ing, many persons are obliged to cut canes to plant, at a 

 time when the greater part of each cane is of little or no use ; 

 it is therefore evident that great advantages would result 

 from anv plan by which the parts of the canes which are cut 

 for sugar could be preserved in a proper state for planting till 

 the Deriod most suitable for that process arrives. 



Mr. Rawson, President of the Agricultural Committee, re- 

 ported the result of that Committee's first Exhibition in the 

 Bazar, and the na^es of the persons who had obtained the 

 prize, given bv the Society ; and he further stated, that the 

 Committee had been induced to give extra prizes for certain 

 articles not enumerated in the Society's list. 



Mr. Bouton, Secretary, communicated a letter from Mr. 

 Nicolau, offering to place at the disposal of the Society, 

 Bricks made by him at « Jsyh," Pamplemousses, referred to 

 in the Transactions of 8th October, for the purpose of their 

 goodness and durability being tested in any manner which 



