Proceedings of the Society. ui. 



3muber0arp HUrting of t\)t gocitt$. 



Tuesday, 2Ath August, 1847. 



His Excellency The Governor, Patron of th« Society, in 

 the Chair. 



Present : — The Hon. G. F. Dick, President. 



Messrs. Bojer and Lienard pere, Vic«-Presidents. 

 Mr. Bouton, Secretary. 

 Mr. Morris, Vice-Secretary. 

 Mr. Desenue, Treasurer, 

 and thirty-three ordinary members. 



Visitors : — Mr. Durando, Mr. N. Bouton, and Mr. Mau- 

 rel. 



The Secretary, with the permission of His Excellency The 

 Governor, opened the Meeting by reading the customary an- 

 nual address, describing the objects and position of the So- 

 ciety, and its proceedings during the last year. 



His Excellency The Governor expressed his thanks to the 

 President, Vice-Presidents, President of the Agricultural , 



Committee, and Seeretary,*his sense of the value of their 

 exertions, and offered his congratulations on the services 

 which they had rendered to the Society and to the Colony. 



Mr. Morris, Vice-Secretary, expressed his earnest wish to 

 see a School of Agriculture established and in operation un- 

 der the auspices of the Society. 



Mr. Dupont entered warmly into the views of Mr. Morris, 

 and submitted the following Resolution to the Meeting : 



" The Royal Society of Arts & Sciences being of opinion 

 " that great advantages would result to the Colony 

 " from the establishment of an Agricultural School, 



