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Mr. Dupont, which, being put to the vote was adopted and 

 ordered to be referred to the Agricultural Committee. 



The Rev d Mr. Banks proposed the adoption, under the So- 

 ciety's patronage, of a (dan lor procuring plants and seeds from 

 the best sources, with a view to the introduction into lha Colony 

 of good sorts not only of vegetables and fruits, but of orna- 

 mental plants and flowers. This proposal was also referred 

 to the Agricultural Committee. 



{Thursday, 7 th October ISkl.J 



Mr. W. Bojer, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Present:— The Hon. Mr. Dick, President, Mr. Bouton, Secre- 

 tary, the Hon. G C. Cuninghame, Messrs. H. Barlow, C. Wiehe, 

 Rev. L. Banks, V. Singery, Jaunet and N. Desjardins. 



Visitor: — Mr. Carie de la Charie. 



Mr. Numa Bouton was elected a Member of ihe Society. 



Mi. Carbonnel was proposed as a Member, by the President 

 and seconded by the Secretary. 



The Secretary laid before the Society a letter from Mr. Carie 

 de la Charie with plan and model of a metalic piston, for 

 Steam Engine. The object of Mr. Carie's research has been 

 to discover a method of hermetically closing the cylinder of 

 Steam Engines wilhoul having recourse to ike process of staffing 

 wbiob involves the constant renewing of the substances used; 

 and ihe result of his experiments is a Piston composed of 

 about thirty plates of metal which act with little or no 

 friction on the inner surface of the cylender, though in imme- 

 diate contact with it, and pressing upon it with a force pro- 

 portionate to the rapidity of the strokes. This invention Mr. 

 Carie proposes to exhibit at the next Agricultural Show, 

 and begs the Secretary's recommendatiou into obtaining 



