xxvi. Proceedings of the Society. 



Mr. Morris, Vice Secretary, was requested to state to (he 

 Society his views of the subject touched on at tiie Meeting of 

 24ih August, the consideration of which, though strongly 

 advocated by Mr. Dupont was postponed, as that Meeting was 

 called for special business Mr. Dupont's proposal was, (haia 

 resolution should be entered upon the Minutes of the Society to 

 the following effect : 



« The Royal Society of Arts and Sciences being of opinion 

 » that great advantages would result to the Colony from the 

 » Establishment of an Agricultural School, resolves to take 

 > immediate steps to forward this object.* 



Mr. Morris staled that great benefit had been derived by 

 Lord Moray from the location on his Estates in Scotland of 

 persons educated at an Agricultural School; and suggested the 

 propriety, in additon to an Agricultural School, of establishing, 

 at the College, under the auspices of the Society, a laboratory 

 for chemical experiments on matters connected with agricultu- 

 re, ami in particular for the analyses of soils. Mr. Dupont 

 urged the Society to use its utmost exertions in a matter of so 

 great importance to the Colony. 



Mr. Singery supported the proposal of Mr. Morris regarding 

 the Establishment of a Laboratory and staled that during his 

 residence at the Cipe of Good Hope, a proprietor of land ad- 

 joining that on which the ce ebrated Constantia is produced, 

 wishing, before planting it with vines, to ascertain whether the 

 component parts of the soil were similar to those of thai vine- 

 yard, had sam to Europe to be ana ysed specimens of the soil 

 of constantia and of some other localities in the neighbour- 

 hood of his own Estate, as they had not at the Cape the means 

 of properly miking the analyses. 



Dr. Perrol thought that taking into consideration the great 

 difference which exists between the labouring classes in Scot- 

 land and in Mauritius, it was very improbable that the plan 

 so successfully followed by Lord Moray, would be preducvive 

 of any advantage here, yet he would not oppose the motion of 



